Etymology of the Latin word apologia
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)
Derivations in other languages
English
apologia, French
apologieUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Church Latin
