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Greek - Part One | Etymologizing common words you see in your everyday life

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  • Academy (Greek: akadēmeia): A place of learning.
  • Acoustics (Greek: akouo): The science of sound.
  • Agenda (Greek: agere): A list of things to be done.
  • Album (Greek: album): A bound collection of sheets. (Originally referred to white sheets for writing)
  • Alphabet (Greek: alpha-beta): The basic set of letters in a writing system.
  • Amnesia (Greek: amnēstos): Loss of memory.
  • Anatomy (Greek: anatome): The scientific study of the body's structure.
  • Apocalypse (Greek: apokalypsis): A disclosure or revelation.
  • Arithmetic (Greek: arithmos): The branch of mathematics dealing with numbers.
  • Asterisk ( Greek: asteriskos):* A star-shaped symbol (*).
  • Automatic (Greek: automatos): Acting without external control.
  • Biography (Greek: bios + graphein): A written account of someone's life.
  • Catastrophe (Greek: katastrophe): A sudden and disastrous event.
  • Chaos (Greek: chaos): Complete disorder and confusion.
  • Chronology (Greek: chronos + logos): The study of the arrangement of events in time.
  • Climate (Greek: klima): The weather conditions in a place over a long period.
  • Comedy (Greek: kōmōidia): A light and humorous play.
  • Cosmos (Greek: kosmos): The universe considered as a whole.
  • Criteria (Greek: krinein): Standards or principles for making judgments.
  • Democracy (Greek: demos + krátos): A form of government with rule by the people.
  • Drama (Greek: drama): A play presenting a serious story with conflict.
  • Ecstasy (Greek: ekstasis): A state of overwhelming happiness or joy.
  • Echo (Greek: ḗchō): A sound reflected back.
  • Economy (Greek: oikonomia): The management of resources.
  • Encyclopedia (Greek: enkyklios paideia): A book containing information on all branches of knowledge.
  • Energy (Greek: energeia): The ability to do work.
  • Epidemic (Greek: epi + demos): A widespread occurrence of a disease.
  • Euphoria (Greek: eu + phoros): A feeling of intense happiness and well-being.
  • Geography (Greek: gē + graphein): The study of the Earth's surface.
  • Geology (Greek: gē + logos): The study of the Earth's solid features.
  • Hypothesis (Greek: hypo + tithenai): A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence.
  • Idea (Greek: eidos): A thought or suggestion.
  • Logic (Greek: logos): The study of reasoning and argument.
  • Mathematics (Greek: mathēma): The study of numbers, quantity, and space.
  • Melody (Greek: melos): A succession of musical notes.
  • Meteor (Greek: meteoron): A object moving through the atmosphere, often burning brightly.
  • Museum (Greek: mouseion): A building housing a collection of objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest.
  • Myth (Greek: mythos): A traditional story explaining a phenomenon.
  • Neon (Greek: neos): A new, light, inert gas element.

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