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Words Derived From Greek

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The only words in English derived by the Greek god Hermes is hermetic and hermaphrodite. I hope this helped you a little.
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Erotic derives (after a fashion) from Eros (better known as Cupid). Aphrodisiac from Aphrodite. Volcano from Vulcan. Phobia from Phobos.
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The concept that, Britain has been invaded by many cultures, so our language is made up of derivations from numerous cultures; is not quite correct. Psycologically people are not tend to adopt invaders language. Some of the words in English...
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You can google it like the other dude said above me or you could go to dictionary on your tool bar if you have a mac, if you don't have a mac go to http://dictionary.reference.com/ or you could go to http://www.onelook.com/ or if you just w...
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Hi Daffodil, This title from the Greek Khri-stos' is equivalent to the Hebrew Ma-shi'ach, "Messiah; Anointed One." (compare Matthew 2:4)"Christ" is not a mere appellative added to distinguish the Lord Jesus from others o...
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Pickle, you really need to study. hostile sentence 3
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We see and hear the terms astronaut and cosmonaut when dealing with the various space programs around the world. Here is some background on astronaut, cosmonaut, and other space-faring terms for space travelers. An astronaut is any person w...
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'Art' or 'craft' is the English equivalent of the Greek root syllable 'techn-'. Technetium is a very rare radioactive metallic element, and derives from the Greek root. The nouns technician and technology are other derivatives. The noun tec...
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Frenzy is the English derivative of the words for 'excited behavior' in the ancient classical and the even older classical Greek languages. In Latin, the word is 'phreneticus'. In Greek, the word is 'phrenetikos'.
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Not just Greek, but Latin too. Languages don't just spring up out of nowhere. They evolve through gradual changes, coming from other languages. English derived from a mixture of many languages from many different cultures, including Greeks ...
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