Etymology of caliber

Origin of caliber

Caliber comes from the old French calibre (14c.), from the Arabic qalib "a mold, last", which derives from the Greek calapous [Gr: καλάπους] "a shoemaker's last" lit. "little wooden foot," from calon "wood" + pous "foot"*.


From the same root: calibrate, calibration.


In modern Greek:
a) calapodi: a shoemaker's last, a little wooden foot [Gr: καλαπόδι]
b) calibraro: calibrate [Gr:καλιμπράρω], loanword


* Babiniotis G. Etymological Lexicon of Modern Greek Language p614 and p615
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Etymology of pedicure, pedestrian, pedicle, pedestal

Origin of pedicure, pedestrian, pedicle, pedestal.
Pedicure, care of feet, from the French pédicure, from the Latin pes (gen. pedis) "foot" which is related to the Greek Aeolic pous (gen. podos) "foot" + and curare (care).

From the same root: pedestrian, pedicle, pedestal, pedicurist, pedicular, foot.

In modern Greek.

a) podi: foot [πόδι]

b) pezos: pedestrian [πεζός]

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Etymology of foot

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Origin of foot.
The word foot comes from the Latin pes "foot" (gen. pedos), which is related to the Greek Attic pous "foot" (gen. podos; πούς).

In modern Greek.
a) podi: foot [πόδι]
b) podosphero: football [podo- (foot) + spher (sphere, ball); ποδόσφαιρο]

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Etymology of corner, horn, cerebrum

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Origin of corner
The word corner comes from the Frenh corne (horn, corner), from the Latin cornu (projecting point, horn), which is telated to the Greek carnon (horn) and ceras (horn) .

From the same root:
English: cerebrum, cerebellum, cerebral, cornea, horn, horny
French: cor, corne, corner, cerf, cerveau
Italian: corno, cornare, cervo, cornamuzaGerman: Horn

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In modern Greek:
a) ceras or cerato: horn [κέρας κέρατο]
b) corna: (car) horn, klaxon [κόρνα]; loan word.
c) ceratoidis: cornea [κερατοειδής]

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Other modern Greek words from the same root (in Greek): κάρα, κρανίο, κράσπεδο, κριός, κορυφή, κορύνα, κορυδαλλός, κόρυμβος κλ

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Etymology of aegis

Origin of aegis
The word aegis (protection) derives from the Latin ægis, which is a transliteration of the Greek Aigis, the shield of Zeus, related to aix (gen. aigos) "goat," as the shield was of goatskin.


Under the aegis of someone: under the auspices of someone, under the sponsorship or protection of someone or some group.
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In modern Greek:
a) aegida: aegis [αιγίδα] 

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Etymology of air

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Origin of air.
The word air derives from the French air from the Latin aerem (nom. aer), which is merely a transliteration of the Gree aer (gen. aeros) "air" [αήρ].

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From the same root:
air- (airbase, airborne, airconditioning, aircraft, air force, airline, airport etc);
aero- (aerobic, aerodrome, aerodynamics, aerology, aeroplane, aerosol, aerospace etc);
aerate, aeration, aerial, aerification, aerify, airing etc.
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In modern Greek (Romeika):
a) aeras: air [αέρας]
b) aerodromio: aerodrome, airport [αεροδρόμιο]
c) aeroplano: aeroplane [αεροπλάνο]
d) aerismos: airing [αερισμός]
d) aeroscafos: aircraft [αεροσκάφος]

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Etymology of pumpkin

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Origin of pumpkinPumpkin is an alteration of pumpion (melon, pumpkin) from the French pompon, from the Latin peponem (nom. pepo) (melon), which is a transliteration of the Greek pepon (melon; πέπων).

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In modern Greek:
a) peponi: melon [πεπόνι]

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H λέξη pumpkin (κολοκύθι) προέρχεται από την ελληνική πέπων.

Etymology of melon

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Origin of melon

Melon comes from the French melon, from the Latin melonem (nom. melo), from melopeponem, (a kind of pumpkin), which is a transliteration of the Greek melopepon (gourd-apple) from melon (apple) + pepon (a kind of gourd).

From the same root:

French: melon, melongene

Italian: melone, melanzana

Spanish: melon, pepon, melocoton

German: Melone, Melonendistel

In modern Greek:

a) milo: apple [μήλο]

b) peponi: melon [πεπόνι]

c) melitzana: eggplant [μελιτζάνα]

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Η λέξη melon (πεπόνι) προέρχεται από την ελληνική λέξη μήλο. Ως αντιδάνειο από τα γαλλικά έχομε τη μελιτζάνα

Etymology of Melissa

Origin of Melissa

Melissa is a fem. proper name, from the Ionic Greek melissa (honeybee; μέλισσα) (Attic melitta), from meli (honey; μέλι).

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Variants: Mel, Melina, Melinda

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In modern Greek:
a) melissa: bee [μέλισσα]
b) meli: honey [μέλι]

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Etymology of marmelade

Origin of marmelade
Marmelade comes from the French marmelade, from the Portuguese marmelada (quince jelly, marmalade), from marmelo (quince) by dissimilation from the Latin melimelum (sweet apple), which is a transliteration of the Greek melimelon (μελίμηλον), from meli (honey; μέλι ) and melon (apple; μήλο).

From the same root:

Italian: marmelatta

Spanish: marmelada

German: Marmelade

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In modern Greek:

a) marmelada: marmelade [μαρμελάδα]

b) meli: honey [μέλι]

c) milo: apple [μήλο]


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Η marmelade (μαρμελάδα) προέρχεται από το ελληνικό μελίμηλο

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Etymology of chimney

Origin of chimney.
Chimney derives from the old French cheminee (fire place), from the late Latin (camera) caminata (fireplace, room with a fireplace) from the Latin caminatus, from caminus (hearth, oven, flue), which is a transliteration of the Greek caminos (furnace; κάμινος)

From the same root:

French: chiminee.

Italian: camino, camineto.

Spanish: chimenea, cheminea.

German: Kamin

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In modern Greek:

a) caminos or camini: furnace [κάμινος]

b) camineto: blowtorch [καμινέτο]

c) caminada: chimney [καμινάδα]

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Το chimney (καπνοδόχος) προέρχεται από το ελληνικό κάμινος

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Etymology of cup

Origin of cup
Cup comes from the Latin cupa/cuppa (hollow, cup), which is related to the Greek cype (hollow, cup; κύπη).
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From the same root:
English: cupel
French: coupe, cuve, cuvette
Italian: coppa, coppella
Spanish: copa, cuba, copela
German: Kupe
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a) cypello: cup [κύπελλο]
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b) cupa: cup [κούπα]
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Η λέξη cup (κύπελλο) προέρχεται από το Λατινικό cupa/cuppa (κοιλότητα, κύπελλο), το οποίο σχετίζεται με τό  Ελληνικό κύπη (κοιλότητα, γούβα, κύπελλο).

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Etymology of pants, pantaloons

Origin of pants, pantaloons
Pants is a shortened form of pantaloons. Pantaloons (kind of tights, trousers) derives from the French pantalon from the name of Pantaleone a hero of comedia dell'arte (16th century), who used to wear such trousers. The name Pantaleon is Greek and means "always a lion, in all things like a lion" [Panta- (always, all things) + -leon (lion)].
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Saint Pantaleon (the name later changed to Panteleimon - always mercyful, all-mercuful-) was martyred under the reign of Emperor Maximian (ca. 305 A.D.). He was a physician, and he dedicated his life to the suffering, the sick, the unfortunate and the needy. He treated all those who turned to him without charge, healing them in the name of Jesus Christ. More: here.
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Saint Panteleimon

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From the same root:
French: pantalon
Italian: pantalone
Spanish: pantalon
Turkish: pantolon
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a) pantaloni: pantaloon (loan word from It. pantalone) [πανταλόνι]
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c) eleimon: mercyful [ελεήμων]
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Η λέξη pant αποτελεί συντόμευση του pantaloon (πανταλόνι). Προέρχεται από το Γαλλικό pantalon από το όνομα Πανταλέων (Pantaleone) ενός χαρακτήρα της comedia dell'arte (16ος αιώνας), ο οποίος στα έργα φορούσε τέτοια πανταλόνια.
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Etymology of lion

Origin of lion

The word lion comes from the old French lion from the Latin leo (lion), which is a trasliteration of the Greek leon (gen. leontos; lion; λέων).

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From the same root:

English: lioncel, lioness, lion-hearted

French: lion

Italian: leone, leonessa

Spanish: leon

German: Löwe

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In modern Greek

a) liontari: lion [λιοντάρι]

b) leena: lioness [λέαινα]

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Η λέξη lion (λιοντάρι) προέρχεται από το Λατινικό leo (λιοντάρι), το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του Ελληνικού λέων.

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Etymology of mill

Origin of mill
The word mill comes from the Latin mola (mill, millstone), which is related to the Greek myle (mill, millstone; μύλη).
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From the same root
English: millstone, miller
French: meule, molette, meunier
Italian: mola, mugnaio
Spanish: muela, moleta, molinero
German: Muhlstein, Muller
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In modern Greek:a) milos: mill [μύλος]
b) milopetra: millstone [milo (mill)+ petra (stone); μυλόπετρα]
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Η λέξη mill (μύλος) προέρχεται από το Λατινικό mola (μύλος), το οποίο σχετίζεται με το Ελληνικό μύλη.
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meule (μύλος), molette (τροχίσκος), meunier (μυλωνάς)
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