'apogeic' originates from French 'apogée' and ultimately from Greek, specifically the word 'apogeion', where 'apo-' meant 'away' and 'gē' meant 'earth'.

'apogeic' changed via Modern Latin 'apogaeum' and French 'apogée' and eventually became the modern English adjective 'apogeic' built by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the root related to 'apogee'.

Initially it referred literally to the point 'away from the earth' in astronomical contexts; over time it has come to be used more generally to mean 'relating to or located at the farthest point (apogee)'.