English
apologist
From apology + -ist.
A compound of apology + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’
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Ancient Greek λόγος ‘that which is said: word, sentence, speech,…’
Ancient Greek ἀπολογία ‘a speech in defence’
Ecclesiastical Latin apologia ‘a defense, apology’
French apologie
English apology
Today it means
noun One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
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Etymograph / apologist