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Migration of Words The Influence of the Greek Language

Migration of Words The Influence of the Greek Language. Leonhard-Wagner-Gymnasium Schwabmünchen. Words and ideas travel – they influence other languages, they enrich societies and cultures.

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Migration of Words The Influence of the Greek Language

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  1. Migration of WordsThe Influence of the Greek Language Leonhard-Wagner-Gymnasium Schwabmünchen

  2. Words and ideas travel – they influence other languages, they enrich societies and cultures.

  3. The influence of the Greek language on other European languages is huge. There are many words that are used in a similar form in several languages. Rhythmus geography autorytet sembol horoscop gráfico phénomène matematica atmosfär monarkia

  4. Greek is the oldest European language. Both the Latin alphabet, which is used in central and northern Europe, and the cyrillic alphabet of most Eastern European languages are derived from Greek. а б г д е α β γ δ ε a b c d e

  5. Ancient Greece with its writers, philosphers and artists was seen as a model and an ideal society by many people, so terms for new discoveries, inventions and ideas have often been created from Greek words.

  6. Words like “theatre” are very old, since theatrical traditions in Greece can be traced back to the sixth century BC.

  7. On the other hand the word “helicopter” was only introduced in the late 19th century.

  8. Here are some of the Greek words that can be found in all the languages spoken in the countries participating in our Comenius Project “Travelling – The Way to Europe“

  9. cathedral katedral catedrală katedra Kathedrale from Greek kathedra (seat, bench) from kata (down) + hedra (seat/ base/chair)  the seat of a bishop catedral cathédrale

  10. automobile otomobil automobil automobil Automobil from Greek auto (self/same) and Latin mobilis (movable) automóvil automobile

  11. thermometre termometre termometru termometr Thermometer from Greek thermo (warm) and meter (to measure) thermomètre termómetro

  12. democracy demokrasi democraţie democracja Demokratie from Greek dêmos (people) and krátos (power/force) democracia démocratie

  13. mathematics matematik matematică matematyca Mathematik from Greek máthēma (to learn/to study) matematica mathématique

  14. telephone telefon telefon telefon Telefon from Greek tele (far off) and phoné (sound/voice) téléphone teléfono

  15. microphone mikrofon microfon mikrofon Mikrofon from Greek mikrós (small) and phoné (sound/voice) microphone micrófono

  16. atmosphere atmosfer atmosferă atmosfera Atmosphäre from Greek atmos (vapor) and sphiara (ball) atmosphère atmósfera

  17. helicopter helikopter elicopter helikopter Helikopter from Greek helix (spiral/turning) and pteron (wing) elicopter hélicoptère

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