'agape' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'ἀγάπη (agápē),' where 'ἀγάπη' meant 'love.'

'ἀγάπη' was adopted into Latin as 'agape,' and eventually became the modern English word 'agape' and its plural 'agapae.'

Initially, it meant 'love' in a broad sense, but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a love feast.'