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Greek words in English [Α – Ω] Α ἀ-A adiabatic, agnostic, ahistorical, amoral, anaemia, an anhydrous,anonymous, apathy, asymmetric, asymptote, ἄβυσσος abyss, abyssal ἀγγεῖον angiosperm, angiocardiography ἄγγελος archangel, evangelist ἄγω pedagogue, anagoge, mystagogue ἅγιος hagiography ἄγκυρα anchoring, anchorage ἀγορά agoraphobia ἀγρός agrobiology, agronomics, agriculture, agrology ἀγωνία agonize, antagonistic, agony ἀήρ aerodynamics, anaerobic airplane αθλητής athlete, athletics αἷμα anemia, anemic, hemophilia, hemorrhage αἰσθητικό ς aesthetic, anaesthesia Ἀκαδημία academy, academic ἄκανθος acanthous, acanthocephala ἀκάρι acarid, acariasis ἀκμή acme, acrid Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with _English_derivatives 1

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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]

Αἀ-A adiabatic, agnostic, ahistorical, amoral, anaemia, anaesthesia,

 anhydrous,anonymous, apathy, asymmetric, asymptote, atrophic

ἄβυσσος abyss, abyssal

ἀγγεῖον angiosperm, angiocardiography

ἄγγελος archangel, evangelist

ἄγω pedagogue, anagoge, mystagogue

ἅγιος hagiography

ἄγκυρα anchoring, anchorage

ἀγορά agoraphobia

ἀγρός agrobiology, agronomics, agriculture, agrology

ἀγωνία agonize, antagonistic, agony

ἀήρ aerodynamics, anaerobicairplane

αθλητής athlete, athletics

αἷμα anemia, anemic, hemophilia, hemorrhage

αἰσθητικός aesthetic, anaesthesia

Ἀκαδημία academy, academic

ἄκανθος acanthous, acanthocephala

ἀκάρι acarid, acariasis

ἀκμή acme, acrid

ἀκόλουθος anacoluthon

ἀκούω acoustics, acoustic nerve

ἄκρον acronym, acrobat

ἀκτίς actinometer, actinozoa, actinium

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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ἀλέξω Alexander, alexipharmic

ἀλληγορέω allegory

ἄλληλον allelomorph, parallelogram

ἄλλος allotropy, allocholesterolallergy

ἅλς halogen

ἄλφα alphanumeric

ἀλώπηξ alopecia

ἀμαύρωσις amaurosis fugax

ἀμβλύς amblyopia, amblygonite

ἄμβροτος ambrosia, ambrotype

ἄμβων ambo

ἀμμωνιακός ammonia, ammoniacal

ἀμνησία amnesia, amnesty

ἀμνός amnion, amniotic

ἀμοιβή amoeba, amoebic

ἄμορφος amorphous, amorphism

ἄμυλον amyl, amyl alcohol

ἀμφιβάλλω amphibole, amphibology

ἀμφί amphibious, amphioxus

ἀμφίβολος amphibole, amphibolite

ἀμφιθέατρον amphitheater, amphitheatric

Ἀμφικτυονία Amphictyony, amphictyonic

Ἀμφορεύς amphora

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ἀμφότερος amphoteric

ἀνά anabolism, anachronism, anaplasia

ἀναθεματίζω anathema, anathematize

ἀνάκλισις anaclitism, anaclisis

ἀναλέγω analects

ἀναληπτικός analemma, analeptic

ἀνάλογος analog, analogy

ἀναλύω analysis, analytical

ἄναρθρος anarthria, anarthrous

ἄναρχος anarchy, anarchism

ἀνατολή Anatolia, Anatolian

ἀνατομία anatomical, anatomist

ἀνατρέπω anatropous

ἀναχρονισμός anachronistic, anachronism

ἄνεμος anemometer, anemone

ἀνήρ androgen, android

ἄνθος anthology, chrysanthemum

ἄνθρωπος anthropology, anthropomorphism

ἀνιέναι anion

ἄνισος anisotropic, anisometric, anisometropia

ἄνοδος anode, anodising

ἀντί antidote, antimatter, antiaircraft

ἀντιτίθημι antithesis, antithetical

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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ἀντίφωνος antiphon, anthem

ἄντρον antrum

ἀντωνυμω antonym, antonymous

ἀνώμαλος anomaly

ἀνώνυμος anonymity, anonymous

ἄξιος axiology, axiom

ἄξων axoneme , axoplasm, axisymmetric

ἀόριστος aoristic, aorist

ἀορτή aortic, aorta

ἀπάτη apatite, apatosaurus

ἁπλούς haploid, haplodiploid

ἀπό apology, apostrophe, apocrypha

ἀπόγειον apogee, apogean

ἀποκαλύπτω apocalypse

ἀποκόπτω apocopation, apocopate

ἀπολογία apology, apologize, apologue

ἀπόμιξις apomixis, apomictic

ἀποπλήσω apoplexy, apoplectic

ἀποστάτης apostate, apostasy

ἀποστέλλω apostle, apostolic

ἀράχνη arachnid

ἄργιλλος argillite, argillaceous

Ἂρης areocentric, areology

ἀριθμός arithmetic, logarithm

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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ἄριστος aristocracy

ἁρμονία harmony, enharmonic

ἁρρυθμία arrhythmia, arrhythmic

ἀρχαῖος archaeology, archetype

ἀρχή archbishop, anarchy

ἀρχιτέκτων architecture, architect

ἄρωμα aroma, aromatic compounds

ἀσθένεια asthenia, asthenopia

ἀσπάραγος asparagine acid

ἀσπίς asp

ἄσθμα asthmatic

ἄσυλον asylum

ἀσφυξία asphyxiant

ἀστήρ asteroid, asterisk

ἄστρον astrology, astronaut

ἀτμόσφαιρα atmosphere, atmospheric

Ἄτλας atlas, Atlantic

ἄτομος atomic, atomizer

αὐθεντικός authentication, authentic

αὐστηρός austerity

αὐταρχία autarchy, autarchic

αὐτάρκεια autarky

αὐξάνω auxin, auxesis,

αὐτός autonomy, automatic

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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ἀφαιρέω apheresis, hemaphairesis

ἁψίς apse, apsidal

Β

βάρβαρος barbarian

βαρύς baritone

βίος biology

βραχύς brachycephalic

Γ

γαῖα, γῆ geology, Gaia, geometry

γάμος polygamy, gamete

γέννησις genetic

γιγνώσ diagnostic, agnostic

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κω

γίγας Giga- (prefix) as in gigabyte, gigantic

γράφω graphics, geography

γυνή polygyny, gynecology misogynist

Δ

δῆμος democracy, demographic

δόξα orthodox, paradox

δράσις drastic, anadrastic

Ε

εἰκών icon, iconicity, iconoclast

ἕλιξ helix, helicopter, helicity

ἑπτά heptarchy, heptagon, heptameter

ἔργον energetic, energize, energy, ergonomic, ergonomics, synergy, synergism, synergistic

εὖ eudaemonia, eudaemonism, eulogy, euphoria

Ζ

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ζῷον zoology

Η

ἡγεμών hegemony

ἥλιος helion, heliotropic, heliocentric

ἠώς Eocene

Θ

θεός theology, atheism

θερμός isotherm, thermoelectric, Thermos (brand of vacuum flask))

Ι

ἰατρός psychiatrist

ἴδιος idiolect, idiom

ἱερός hierarchy, hieroglyph

ἰχθύς ichthyology, ikhthus

ΚSource:

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κακός cacophony

κλέπτω kleptocracy, kleptomaniac

κλῶνος clone, cloning

κόσμος cosmography, cosmetic

κράτος autocrat, democracy, bureaucracy

κρίνω crisis, criterion, critic, critical, criticism, criticize, critique

κυβερνάω cybernetics, govern, governance, governess, government, governor, gubernatorial

κύβος cube, cubic, cubical, cubism, cubist, cuboid

κύκλος

acyclic, anticyclone, bicycle, bicyclic, bike, cycle, cyclic, cycloid, cycloidal, cyclone, encyclical, encyclopedia, encyclopedic, encyclopedist, epicycle, epicyclic, epicycloid, hypocycloid, monocyclic,motorcycle, polycyclic, recyclable, recyclability, recycle, tricyclic, unicycle

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λαμβάνω

acatalepsy, acataleptic, astrolabe, catalepsy, cataleptic, dilemma, epilepsy, epileptic, lemma, lemmatization, lemmatize, monosyllable, nympholepsy, nympholept, polysyllable, sublemma, syllabary, syllabic, syllabification,syllabify, syllable, tetralemma, trilemma

λίθος lithography, neolithic

λόγος theology, logic

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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Μ

μακρός macron, macrobiotic

μέγας Mega- (prefix), as in megabyte

μέλας Melanesia

μέταλλον medal, metalloid

μικρός microscope

μνῆστις amnesia, amnesty

μόνος monotony, monolog

Μοῦσα music, museum

Ν

ναυτικός nautical, astronaut

νέος neon, neologism

Ξ

ξένος xenophobia

ξύλον xylophone, xylem

Ο

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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οἶνος oenomel

ὁδός hodometer, odometer

ὀλίγος oligarchy

ὅμοιος homeopathy

ὀξύς oxygen

ὄργανον organ, organelle, organic, organist, organism, organization, organize, organon

ὀρθός orthography

Π

πάθος pathology, telepathy

παιδεία encyclopaedia

παῖς paediatrician, pedophilia

πᾶς pantheism, pantomime

πατήρ patriarch

περί perimeter

πόλος North Pole, polarize

πολύς Polynesia, polytonic

πρόγραμμα programmer, multiprogramming

Ρ

ῥεύμ rheumatism, rheum

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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αῥίς rhinoceros, rhinoplasty

Σ

σαῦρος dinosaur

σκοπός telescope

σοφία philosophy, sophistry

Τ

τῆλε telephone, telepathy

τόξον toxin

Υ

ὕδωρ hydrodynamics, hydrolysis

ὕπνος hypnotism

Φ

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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φιλίαφίλος

Philadelphia, philosophy,zoophilia

φόβος phobia, Cryophobia Phobos ,

φυτόν neophyte

φωνή microphone, phone, phoneme, phonemic, phonetic,phonetics, phonograph, telephone

Χ

χαίτη polychaete

χρόνος chronology, chronometer

Ψ

ψυχή psychology

Ω

ᾠόν oocyte, oology

ὥρα horoscope

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

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