#english_words_of_greek_origin

English words of Greek origin

The Greek language has contributed to the English lexicon in five main ways:vernacular borrowings, transmitted orally through Vulgar Latin directly into Old English, e.g., 'butter', or through French, e.g., 'ochre'; learned borrowings from classical Greek texts, often via Latin, e.g., 'physics' ; a few borrowings transmitted through other languages, notably Arabic scientific and philosophical writing, e.g., 'alchemy' ; direct borrowings from Modern Greek, e.g., 'ouzo' (ούζο); neologisms (coinages) in post-classical Latin or modern languages using classical Greek roots, e.g., 'telephone' or a mixture of Greek and other roots, e.g., 'television' ; these are often shared among the modern European languages, including Modern Greek.

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