We all here-that cliche:
"It's all Greek to me! "
Here are words you use that
have roots in Greek!
A -how about 'airplane' we all have enjoyed these!
B -and that 'Bible'you use!
C- I know we all love 'comedy'!
E- A quality we love, 'enthusiasm'
F- One of my favorites is 'fantasy'
G-I know we marvel at a 'galaxy'
H-Oh, how we love 'horoscopes'
I- idea, is of Greek origin, as well.
J- yes, even that word...jealous!
K- 'kilometer, to measure
L- Add that favorite word, 'logic.'
M- 'Melody'so significant in music we love
N- Those 'neon, lights, so groovy,
O- 'Olympic, games we so love,
P-.Poem'also is a word -gift, from the Greeks.
R- And 'rhapsody, 'a musical treat.
S- 'Syllable' which is so much a part of poetry,
T- and of course, 'theater' in which the Bard showed his wonderful plays, ,
U- 'Utopia! .How many of us has dreamt of this?
V_ How about Venus?
Y- found nothing....sorry
Z- 'Zoology' whose study was fun.
So we use Greek word Origins daily...Especially each poem you make.
10/i8/2020
Wow, that's like an etymological fireworks display. Thanks for taking us on a tour of the Greek heritage that lives on in our English language. The civilization that conceived of such words had vitality and perceptiveness and love of life.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I think nobody denies the great contributions the Greek culture has to the modern culture. Their important contributions ca be found in philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine... Very nice!