It's All Greek : Borrowed Words and their Histories

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It's All Greek : Borrowed Words and their HistoriesMost of us are aware that words such as geometry, mathematics, phobia and hypochondria derive from ancient Greek, but did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse can also trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 BCE? This book offers a word by word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind the etymological developments of each example and tracing their routes into modern English

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his plays were for centuries thought to be irretrievably lost

We learn of the existence in ancient times of at least fifty orations

Ο έρωτας είναι τρελός

The work displays his mature genius and has become a standard treasure-house of mythology for all succeeding generations

actually means learning how to speak the language

Με τη βοήθεια της Αυτοκράτειρας

mostly allegorical in method

pests and plagues

όλες οι υποψίες στρέφονται στα μέλη της οικογένειας

Aristotle explored the mysteries of the natural world

accompanied by a commentary