Etymology of the French word apologie
the Old French word
apologiederived from the Latin word
apologia (apology; defense)
derived from the Greek word
apologia, ἀπολογία (a plea ('apology'))
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of apologie in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
apologiste,
apologiqueDerivations in other languages
English
apology, Romanian
apologieCognates
Dutch
apologie, English
apology, German
Apologie, Norwegian
apologi, Swedish
apologiUsage
Word found in Old French
