Κυριακή 31 Ιανουαρίου 2010

Etymology of month, moon, menses, meniscus

Origin of month, moon, menses, meniscus
The words moon and month come from the the latin mensis (month), which is related to the Greek Aeolic form meis/mens (μείς/μηνς) of men/mene (μήν/μήνη; month, moon).
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From the same root:

English: moon, moon- (-beam, -light, ..., - strike), moony, month, menses, menstrual, menstruation, menstruate, menstruous, menopause, meniscus (deminutive of mene: small moon during the first quarter).

French: mois, mensuel
Italian: mese, mensile
Spanish: mes, mensual,
German: Monat, monatlich.


In modern Greek:
a) menas: month [μήνας]
b) emmena: menses, period [έμμηνα]
c) emmenopause: menopause [εμμηνόπαυση]
d) emmenorrhoea: menstruation [εμμηνόρροια]

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Οι λέξεις moon (σελήνη) και month (μήνας) προέρχονται από το λατινικό mensis (μήνας), το οποίο σχετίζεται με το Ελληνικό μήν/μήνη (μήνας, σελήνη).

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Κυριακή 10 Ιανουαρίου 2010

Etymology of cheer

Origin of cheer.
The word cheer (gladness, gaiety, something that gives joy, lightness of spirits or mood) comes from the Anglo-Norman chere (face) from the old French chiere from the Latin cara (face), which is merely a transliteration of the Greek cara (head; κάρα).

From the same root.
cheerful, cheerily, cheeriness, cheeriness, cheerio, cheerleader, cheerless, cheers, cheery

In modern Greek:
a) cara: head, a saint's head, skull [κάρα]
b) carivaria:
headache [καρηβαρία]
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Η λέξη cheer (ευθυμία, κέφι, φαιδρότητα, επευφημία) προέρχεται από το Αγγλο-Νορμανδικό chere (πρόσωπο) από το παλαιό Γαλλικό chiere από το Λατινικό cara (πρόσωπο), το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού κάρα (κεφαλή).

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Etymology of Barbara

Origin of Barbara.
The Christian proper name Barbara is given in honour of the Great Martyr Saint Barbara (3rd century - December 4, 306). Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her own father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. The name comes from the Latin barbarus, which is merely a transliteration of the Greek barbaros (βάρβαρος) meaning foreign, one who could not speak Greek, a non-Greek, an uncivilized.

Other forms of the proper name.
Barb, Barbie, Barbra, Babs, Bobbie, Barbora, Bairbre, Bara, Barbro, Basia, Borbala, Varvara, Varya.


From the same root.

English: barbarian, barbarity, barbarism, barbarize, barbaric

French: barbare, barbarie, barbarisme, barbariser, barbaresques

Italian: barbaro, barbarie, barbarismo, barbarizzare
Spanish: barbaro, barbaridad, barbarismo, barbarico

German: Barbar, Barbarei, barbarisch, Barbarismus



In modern Greek:
a) Barbara (or better Varvara): Barbara [Βαρβάρα]
b)barbaros (or better varvaros): barbarian [βάρβαρος]
c) barbarismos (varvarismos): barbarism [βαρβαρισμός]
d) barbarotita (varvarotita): barbarity [βαρβαρότητα]
e) barbaricos (varvaricos): barbaric [βαρβαρικός]

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Το κύριο όνομα Barbara, προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό βάρβαρος

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Τρίτη 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2009

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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Σάββατο 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2009

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]

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

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Κυριακή 25 Οκτωβρίου 2009

Etymology of comb

Origin of comb
The word comb (toothed implement for straightening the hair) comes from the old Germanic kamb, which is related to the Greek gomfos (big sphenoid nail used in shipbuilding; γόμφος)

In modern Greek:a) gomfios: molar, grinter (γομφίος)

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Η λέξη comb (χτένα) σχετίζεται με την αρχαία ελληνική λέξη γομφός (μεγάλου μεγέθους σφηνοειδές καρφί από μέταλλο ή ξύλο κατάλληλο για τη ναυπήγηση πλοίων, κάθε είδος συνδέσεως). Από την ίδια ρίζα προέρχεται ο γομφίος.


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Παρασκευή 16 Οκτωβρίου 2009

Etymology of Angel, Angelina, Angie

Origin of Angel, Angelina, Angie.
The word angel along with the proper name Angel is a transliteration of the Greek proper name Angelos from angelos (angel, messenger, the one who announce, who report something;).

Other forms of the name:Angela, Angelia, Angelica, Angelina, Angelle, Angie

In modern Greek:
a) Angelos: Angel [Άγγελος]
b) Angela: Angela [Αγγέλα]
c) angelos: angel [άγγελος]
c) angelia: news, message, notice [αγγελία]

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Δευτέρα 28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2009

Etymology of elect, neglect, collect, sellect

Origin of election
The word election (e-lec-tion) is directly derived from the Latin verb eligere (to choose, select, etc) from the root word leg- (to gather, to collect, to choose, to pick out etc), which is related  to the Greek verb lego (to collect, to choose, to say etc) and the prefix ex- , which is related to the Greek prefix ek- (out of, from).


From the same root.

English:
neglect, collect, sellect, lecture, lecturer, lector, elective, elector, electorate, elective, eligible. elite, elegance

French: elire, electeur, electoral, election, electif, eligible, elite, elegance

Italian: eleggere, elettore, elettorable, elettorato, elettivo, eletta, eleganza

Spanish: elegir, elector, electorado, eleccion, elegible, elegancia

German: Elite, elegant, Eleganz
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In modern Greek:a) eklego: elect [εκλέγω]
b) syllego:
collect [συλλέγω]
c) epilego: select [επιλέγω]
d) ekloges:
elections [εκλογές]
e) elit:
elite [ελίτ]
f) eklectos:
the elect, the elite [εκλεκτος]
g) ekleximos: eligible [εκλέξιμος]
h) eklektoras: elector [εκλέκτορας]
i) lectoras: lecturer [λέκτορας]and many others
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Η λέξη election (εκλογή) προέρχεται από το λατινικό eligere (επιλέγω, συλλέγω) που συνδέεται με το ελληνικό εκλέγω.

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Etymology of tomb

Origin of tomb
Tomb comes from the latin tomba, which derives from the Greek tymbos (tomb, tumulus, grave; τύμβος)


From the same root
English: tump
French: tombe, tombal, tombeau, tomber
Italic: tomba, tombare, tombola
Spanish: tumba, tumbal, tumbo, tumbar, tumbado
German: Tumba


In modern Greek:
a) tymbos (or better tymvos): tomb [τύμβος]

OED

Η λέξη tomb (τάφος, μνήμα) προέρχεται από το λατινικό tomba (τάφος, τύμβος), το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού τύμβος.

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Etymology of turn, tourism, attorney, tornado, torch

Origin of turn, tourism, attorney, tornado, torch

The verb turn (to rotate, revolve), comes from the latin tornare (turn on a lathe) from tornus (lathe), which is a transliteration of the Greek tornos (lathe; τόρνος).
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From the same root.

English: turn, turner, torment, torch, tourism, tourist, tour, tourer, attorney, tornado

French: tour, tourisme, touriste, touret, alentour, tourillon, tourner, tournant, tourne, tournee, tornade, tournailler, tournoi, contour

Italian: turno, contorni, turismo, turista, tornare, torno, tornitura, torneocontorno

Spanish: turno, torna, contorno, turismo, turista, torno, tornilla, tornear, tornar, tornada, torneador, tornado, tornillo, torneo, contorno

German: Tour, Tourism, Tourist, turnen, Turnen, Turnplatz, Turnier, Kontur

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In modern Greek:
a) tornos: lathe [τόρνος]
b) tornaro: turn [τορνάρω]
c) torneftis: turner [τορνευτής]
d) tourismos: tourism (loan from English/French) [τουρισμός]
e) touristas: tourist (loan from English/French)[τουρίστας]
f) tourne: tour (loan from English/French) [τουρ]
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Το ρήμα turn (στρέφω, γυρίζω) προέρχεται από το λατινικό ρήμα tornare από το tornus (τόρνος), το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού τόρνος. Από την ίδια ρίζα προέρχονται και τα: tourism (τουρισμός), tour (περιοδία), attorney (δικηγόρος, πληρεξούσιος), tornado (τυφώνας), torch (δάδα).


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Γαλλικά:
tour:περιστροφή, περιοδεία,
tourisme: περιήγηση ,
touriste: τουρίστας, περιηγητής ,
touret: τροχίσκος,
alentour: πέριξ ,
tourillon: στροφεύς,
tourner: περιστρέφω, γυρίζω,
tournant: δίνη, καμπή,
tourne: τορνευτός,
tournee: τουρνέ, περιοδεία,
tornade: τυφών,
tournailler: περιτρίγυρίζω,
tournoi: τουρνουά, αθλητικός αγώνας,
contour: περίβολος
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Παρασκευή 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2009

Etymology of gusto

Origin of gusto.
The word gusto (enthousiastic enjoyment, pleasure, high spirits, cheerfulness) comes from the latin gustus (taste) from the verb gusto (to taste), which is related to the Greek verb geuso (to taste; γεύσω).


From the same root:
English: gustation, gustative, choose
French: gout (old French: goust), gouter, degouter, degustateur, ragout, choisir, choixItalian: gusto, gustare, digustarsi, gustatore
Spanish: gusto, gustar, disgustarse, degustador, regosto, escogerGerman: Kost, kosten, kiesen (via the old Germ. Kausjan)
Dutch: kust

In modern Greek:
a) geusi / or better gefsi: taste [γεύση]
b) geuso / gefso: to taste [γεύσω]c) geusticos / gefsticos: tasty [γευστικός]d) geuma / gevma: meal, dinner, lunch [γεύμα]e) geumatizo / gevmatizo: lunch, dine, have lunch [γευματίζω]f) gusto: gusto (loan from Italian) [γούστο]
e) gustaro: like, care for (loan from Italian) [γουστάρω]


OED

Η λέξη gusto (απόλαυση, τέρψη, ευχαρίστηση, κέφι) προέρχεται από το λατινικό gustus (γεύση) από το ρήμα gusto (γεύσω), που σχετίζεται με το ελληνικό ρήμα γεύσω/ γεύσομαι.

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Etymology of Andrew

Origin of Andrew.The male proper name Andrew derives from the Greek name Andreas (Ανδρέας) from the noun aner ("man"; gen. andros: "of a man"; ανήρ).


Other forms of the name:
Andria, Andriana, Andries, Andrija, Andrina, Andris, Andrius, Andriy, Andro, Andraz, Andre, Andrea, Andreas, Andree, Andreea, Andrei, Andreia, Andreina, Andrej, Andreja, Andrejs, Andres, Andreu, Andrey, Andy.


In modern Greek:
a) Andreas: Andrew [Ανδρέας]
b) andras: man [άνδρας]
c) androgona:
androgens [ανδρογόνα]
d) androgyno:
androgynous, man and wife [ανδρόγυνο]
e) andrios:
brave, gallant [ανδρείος].

OED

Το όνομα Andrew προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό όνομα Ανδρέας.

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Κυριακή 30 Αυγούστου 2009

The Latin alphabet is the Greek Chalcidian alphabet with minor changes

The Latin alphabet is the Greek Chalcidian alphabet with minor changes

The Chalcidian/Cumae alphabet was the western variant of the Greek alphabet, used between the 8th to 5th centuries BC. It was specifically used in the island of Euboea (including the towns of Kymi and Chalcis) and the areas west of Athens and in the Greek colonies of southern Italic peninsula. It was this variant that gave rise to the Latin alphabet.







Alphabets.

1. Attica, Athens

2. Euboea island, Chalcidian alphabet

3. Boeotia
4. Thessaly

5. Phocis

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Το λατινικό αλφάβητο ουσιαστικά είναι το Ελληνικό αλφάβητο της πόλης της Χαλκίδος, το οποίο μεταφέρθηκε στη Ιταλική χερσόνησο, μέσω των αποικιών της πόλης.

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Σάββατο 29 Αυγούστου 2009

Etymology of toilet

Origin of the word "toilet"
Toilet comes from the French toilette (a cloth, bag for clothes) from toile (cloth, net). Sense evolution is to "act or process of dressing" and then "a dressing room". Toile (older: teile) comes from the latin te(xe)la [fabric, cloth, textile] from the latin verb texo, which is related to the Greek verb tefho (fut. tefxo; weave, create, build, construct; τεύχω).
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From the same root:
towel, text, texture, toil
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In modern Greek (Romeika, the language of Romei - Romans)
a) architecton: architect [αρχικέκτων]
b) techni: mastery, workmanship, art [τέχνη]
c) technicos: technical [τεχνικός]
δ) tualeta: toilet, bathroom, dress (loan from English/French) [τουαλέτα]

OED
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Η λέξη toilet προέρχεται από το γαλλικό toilette (ρούχο, ένδυμα) από το toile (ρούχο, δίκτυ), το οποίο με τη σειρά του προέρχεται από το λατινικό te(xe)la [ύφασμα, ένδυμα] από το ρήμα texo, το οποίο σχετίζεται με το ελληνικό ρήμα τεύχω (ποιώ, κατασκευάζω, υφαίνω, διαμορφώ, σχηματίζω.

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Note: Some etymologize toilet from the unification of the Greek article "to" (the) with the substantive eileon (involucrum, wrapper; είλεον) from the Greek verb eily(originally: Felnyo; ειλύω), which means to surround, to encircle, to girdle. From this verb (eilyo) comes also the latin verb volvo (trundle, wheel, roll).
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