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.
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