Etymology of the Greek word apologia (ἀπολογία)
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)
Derivations in Greek
apologizesthaiDerivations in other languages
Latin
apologia