Words derived from the Greek language
The categories of the international words below are identified according to their grammatical context (parts of speech) or some other characteristics mostly associated with their meaning.
However, we could also categorize these words taking under consideration that they are known to us either by the fact that they are derived from Greek or because they are in widespread use mostly known from TV, radio, computer or they are loan words.
i. Words derived from the Greek language
| A | B | C |
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academy acoustic acrobat acropolis aero plane air allergy alphabet amphibian amphitheatre anatomy analogy analysis angel anthology antonym apology archeology architect astrology astronomy athlete atlas atmosphere autobiography automatic |
bibliography biology |
catalogue category catholic ceramic chaos character climate climax clinic comedy comma cosmos crisis crystal cycle
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| D | E | F |
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democracy dermatologist diagnosis dialogue dolphin dragon drama dynamic dynamite dynasty |
echo ecology economy electric electrician elephant energy enigma enthusiasm epilogue episode epoch ethnic etymology Europe exodus exotic |
fantasy |
| G | H | I |
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galaxy geography geology geometry grammar grammatical graphic graphic gymnasium gymnastics
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harmony hero hippopotamus History homonym horizon hypocrisy hysteria |
icon idea idiom idol ironic |
| K | L | M |
|
kilo kilogram kilometer |
logic lyric |
magic magnet marathon mathematics mechanic melody metallic meteorite metropolis micro microphone monopoly museum music musical myopia mysterious myth mythology
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| N | O | P |
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nectar Neolithic |
ocean octopus Olympic orchestra organ organic organism organization orthodoxy orthopedic oxygen |
palm panic paradise paragraph parallel parallel period pharmacy phenomenon philology philosophy photo photograph physics physiotherapy planet politician politics practical practical problem program psychology pyramid |
| R | S | T |
|
rhythm |
school stadium star static static stomach story symbol symmetry sympathy symphony synonym synthesis system |
talent technology telegram telegraph telepathy telephone telescope theatre theme theology theory therapy thermometer titanic tone topography toxic tragedy tropic typography tyranny |
| U | X | Z |
| utopia | xylophone | zoology |
? Words in widespread use or loan words
| A | B | C |
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accordion Africa alcohol algebra America angry apologize application Asia aspirin |
baby bacon badminton balcony ball balloon bamboo banana bank bar barman baseball basis basket basketball battery beer bird biscuit block blue bomb bowl bowling break breakfast broccoli buffalo bullying bunny business |
cake calm camel camera camping canary cannon captain caramel caravan card carnival carrot cars cartoon castle castor cd player champion channel cheetah chef chimpanzee chips chocolate Christmas cinema classic clown club coach coca cola code coffee cola comic complex computer concept control cool copy corn flakes corner cost costume cream cricket crocodile croissant
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| D | E | F |
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daddy decor diamond dictator diet dinosaur diploma diplomacy diplomatic disc dollar domino doughnuts download drums DVD |
e mail elite euro extra extreme |
famous fanatic farm fast food fax feet ferry boat festival film flash follow football foul freak free fresh frozen fruit full |
| G | H | I |
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gallery gallop games garage gentleman glitter goal golf gorilla grey grill group guitar |
hall hamburger happy harmony helicopter hippo hobby hockey hospital hot dog hotel humour
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i phone igloo Indian internet ironman
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| J | K | L |
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jacket jeans jeep jelly jogging judo |
kangaroo karaoke karate ketchup koala |
lamp laptop lava lemon leopard life like lion lip-gloss look love |
| M | N | O |
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make up manager mandarin marketing massage match Maths mayonnaise mixer modern muffins mummy mustard |
news note |
offside OK online opera
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| P | Q | R |
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packet pajamas panda park parking party penalty penguin piano picnic pirate pizza plan plastic play station police pop pop corn poster potato project puzzle |
quiz |
raccoon radio referee reporter restaurant risk robot rock romantic |
| S | T | U |
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sack salad sandwich saxophone scanner score search selfie shampoo shopping show site ski snack soda sorry soup souvenir spaghetti special spider sport station stock stop stress studio style super supermarket surfing |
T- shirt tablet taboo tank tattoo taxi tennis test tiger time out toast toilet tomato tourist toys train trick trolley trombone trumpet tsunami turbo TV |
umbrella upload |
| V | W | Y |
|
vanilla video vintage violin visa volleyball water polo |
WC wheels whisky |
yippee yoghurt yoyo |
| Z | ||
| zebra |
For someone who would like to know the phonetic transcription- pron0unciation of the (Greek) root words, it would be interesting to have a to look at the following chart.
The (?) sign indicates the stressed syllable.
The ( ?) is pronounced as in the word ?the?
The English words Their phonetic transcription
A A (alfa)
academy /aka?imi?a/
acoustic /akoustiko?s/
acrobat /akrova?tis/
acropolis /akropo?lis/
aero plane /aeropla?no/
air /ae?ras/
allergy /alleryi?a/
alphabet /alfa?vitos/
amphibian /amfi?vios/
amphitheatre /amfithe?atro/
anatomy /anatomi?a/
analogy /analoyi?a/
analysis /ana?lisi/
angel / a?gelos/
anthology /antholoyi?a/
antonym /adonimi?a/
apology /apoloyi?a/
archeology /archeoloyi?a/
architect /archite?ktonas/
astrology /astroloyi?a/
astronomy /astronomi?a/
athlete /athliti?s/
atlas /a?tlas/ or /a?tladas/
atmosphere /atmo?sfera/
autobiography /aftoviografi?a/
automatic /afto?matos/
B B (vi?ta)
bibliography /vivliografi?a/
biology /violoyi?a/
C C (not such a letter in Greek)
catalogue /kata?logos/
category /kathgori?a/
catholic /katholiko?s/
ceramic /keramiko?s/
chaos /ha?os/
character /haraktiras/
climate /kli?ma/
climax /kli?maka/
clinic /kliniki?/
comedy /komo?i?a/
comma /ko?mma/
cosmos /ko?smos/
crisis /kri?si/
crystal /kri?stalo/
cycle /ki?klos/
D D (not such a letter in Greek)
democracy /?imokrati?a/
dermatologist /?ermatolo?gos/
diagnosis /?ia?gnosi/
dialogue /?ia?gnosi/
dolphin /?elfi?ni/
dragon /?ra?kos/
drama /?ra?ma/
dynamic /?inamiko?s/
dynamite /?inami?tis/
dynasty /?inasti?a/
E E (e?psilon)
echo /iho?/
ecology /ikologi?a/
economy /ikonomi?a/
electric /ilektriko?s/
electrician /ilekrolo?gos/
elephant /ele?fantas/
energy /ene?rgia/
enigma /e?nigma/
enthusiasm /enthousiasmo?s/
epilogue /epi?logos/
episode /episo??io/
epoch /epohi?/
ethnic /ethniko?s/
etymology /etimologi?a/
Europe /Evro?pi/
exodus /e?xo?os/
exotic /exotiko?s/
F F (not such a letter in Greek)
fantasy /fadasi?a/
G G (not such a letter in Greek)
galaxy /galaxi?as/
geography /yeografi?a/
geology /yeoloyi?a/
geometry /yeometri?a/
grammar /grammatiki?/
grammatical /grammatiko?s/
graphic /grafiko?s/
gymnasium /yimna?sio/
gymnastics /yimnastiki?/
H H (i?ta)
harmony /armoni?a/
hero /i?roas/
hippopotamus /ippopo?tamos/
History /Istori?a/
homonym /omo?nimo/
horizon /ori?zodas/
hypocrisy /ipokrisi?a/
hysteria /isteri?a/
I I (yiota)
icon /iko?na/
idea /i?e?a/
idiom /i?i?oma/
idol /i??olo/
ironic /ironiko?s/
K K (ka?pa)
kilo /kilo?/
kilogram /hiliogramma?rio/
kilometer /hilio?metro/
L L (not such e letter in Greek)
logic /loyiko?s/
lyric /liriko?s/
M M (mi)
magic /mayiko?s/
magnet /magni?tis/
marathon /maratho?nios/
mathematics /mathimatika?/
mechanic /mihaniko?s/
melody /melo?i?a/
metallic /metalliko?s/
meteorite /meteori?tis/
metropolis /mitro?polis/
micro /mikro?/
microphone /mikro?fono/
monopoly /mono?poli/
museum /mousi?o/
music /mousiki?/
musical /mousiko?s/
myopia /miopi?a/
mysterious /misti?rios/
myth /mi?thos/
mythology /mithologi?a/
N N (ni)
nectar /ne?ktar/
Neolithic /Neolithiko?s/
O O (o?mikron)
ocean /okeano?s/
octopus /(o)htapo??i/
Olympic /olibiako?s/
orchestra /orhi?stra/
organ /o?rgano/
organic /organiko?s/
organism /organismo?s/
organization /organismo?s/
orthodoxy /ortodoxi?a/
orthopedic /orthope?iko?s/
oxygen /oxigo?no/
P P ( ro - this letter in Greek stands for the sound "r")
palm /pala?mi/
panic /paniko?s/
paradise /para??isos/
paragraph /para?grafos/
parallel /para?llilos/
period /peri?o?os/
pharmacy /farmaki?o/
phenomenon /feno?meno
philology /filologi?a/
philosophy /filosophi?a/
photograph /fotografi?a/
physics /fisiki?/
physiotherapy /fisiotherapi?a/
planet /plani?tis/
politician /politiko?s/
politics /politiki?/
practical /praktiko?s/
problem /pro?vlima/
program /pro?gramma/
psychology /psihologi?a/
pyramid /pirami??a/
R R (not such a letter in Greek)
rhythm /rithmo?s/
S S (sigma-it's only found at the end of the words)
school /sholi?o/
stadium /sta??io/
star /aste?ri/
static /statiko?s/
stomach /stoma?hi/
story /istori?a/
symbol /si?mvolo/
symmetry /simmetri?a/
sympathy /siba?thia/
symphony /simfoni?a/
synonym /sinonimos/
synthesis /si?nthesi/
system /si?stima/
T T (taf)
talent /tale?do/
technology /tehnologi?a/
telegram /tilegra?fima/
telegraph /tile?grafos/
telepathy /tilepa?thia/
telephone /tile?fono/
telescope /tilesco?pio/
theatre /the?atro/
theme /the?ma/
theology /theologia/
theory /theori?a/
therapy /therapi?a/
thermometer /thermo?metro/
titanic /titaniko?s/
tone /to?nos/
topography /topografi?a/
toxic /toxiko?s/
tragedy /trago?i?a/
tropic /tropiko?s/
typography /tipografi?a/
tyranny /tiranni?a/
U U (not such a Greek letter)
utopia /οutopi?a/
X X (hi- this letter in Greek stands for the sound "h")
xylophone /xilo?phono/
Z Z (zeta)
Zoology /zo-oloyia/