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

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List gone over today:

• 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.