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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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
Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives
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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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
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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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
Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives
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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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
Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ancient_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives
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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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
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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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
Λ
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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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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Greek words in English[Α – Ω]
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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