Etymology of glamour

Origin of glamour
The word glamour (magic charm, alluring beauty or charm, a spell affecting the eye, a kind of haze in the air) comes from the Scottish term gramarye (magic, enchantment, spell), an alteration of the English word grammar (any sort of scholarship) from the latin grammatica, which is a transliteration of the Greek word grammatice (grammar; γραμματική).


From the same root.
glamorize, glamorous, grammar, grammatical, grammatic


In modern Greek:a) gramma: letter [γράμμα]
b) grammateas: secretary [γραμματέας]
c) grammatia: secretariat [γραμματεία]
d) grammatici: grammar [γραμματική]
e) grammaticos: grammatical [γραμματικός]
f) grammatio: note, bill, bond [γραμμάτιο]
g) grammatocivotio: letter-box [γραμματοκιβώτιο]
h) grammatosimo: stamp [γραμματόσημο]


Η λέξη glamour (γοητεία, θέλγητρο, σαγήνη, γόητρο, λάμψη) προέρχεται από το λατινικό grammatica, το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού γραμματική.

OED

Note: Others etymologize the Scottish gramarye from the Greek grammarion (gram; weight unit; γραμμάριο).

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Etymology of Aretha

Origin of Aretha
The female proper name Aretha derives from the Greek name Arete (Αρετή) meaning "virtue, excellence".

In modern Greek:
a) arete and Arete (as a female proper name): virtue [Αρετή]

Το όνομα Aretha προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό όνομα Αρετή.

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Etymology of Ambrose

Origin of Ambrose
The masculine proper noun Ambrose comes from the Late Latin name Ambrosius (e.g. Saint Ambrosius - 4th century), which is a transliteration of the Greek name Ambrosios (Αμβρόσιος) meaning "immortal" (A+brotos).

From the same root:
Ambrosine, ambrosia, ambrosian

In modern Greek:
a) ambrosia or better amvrosia: ambrosia [αμβροσία]
b) Ambrosios (Amvrosios): Ambrose [Αμβρόσιος]

OED

Το όνομα Ambrose προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό Αμβρόσιος (αθάνατος, α + βροτός).

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