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From atoms to democracy, English leans on ancient Greek for the vocabulary of science, thought, and everyday life.
2,729 words · 0 Greek roots
2,729 words
Abacus
Number“counting board”
Absinthe
Everyday“wormwood”
Abulia
Mind“without will”
Abyss
Earth“bottomless”
Acacia
Nature“thorn tree”
Academy
Philosophy“grove of Akademos”
Acanthus
Nature“thorn plant”
Acedia
Mind“not caring”
Achilles
Myth“Achilles, son of Peleus”
Achromatic
Science“without colour”
Acne
Medicine“a point, a peak”
Aconite
Nature“without dust, without struggle (disputed)”
Acoustic
Science“having to do with hearing”
Acoustics
Science“things to do with hearing”
Acrobat
Sport“one who walks on tiptoe”
Acrobatics
Sport“tiptoe-walking”
Acronychal
Earth“at the edge of night”
Acronym
Words“tip name”
Acrophobia
Mind“dread of high points”
Acropolis
Art“topmost city”
Acrostic
Words“at the tip of the line”
Actinolite
Earth“ray stone”
Adenoid
Medicine“gland shaped”
Aegis
Myth“goatskin”
Aeneas
Myth“the dread one, by the poet's pun”
Aeolian
Earth“of Aeolus, of the wind”
Aeon
Earth“an age”
Aeonium
Nature“everlasting”
Aerial
Everyday“of the air”
Aerobic
Science“living in air”
Aerobics
Sport“air life”
Aerodrome
Science“air-course”
Aerodynamic
Science“of air's force”
Aerodynamics
Science“air force”
Aerolite
Earth“air stone”
Aeronaut
Science“air sailor”
Aeronautics
Science“air-sailing”
Aeroplane
Science“air-surface”
Aeroponics
Nature“air labour”
Aerosol
Science“air solution”
Aesthetic
Philosophy“perceptive by the senses”
Aesthetics
Philosophy“matters of perception”
Agape
Faith“loving regard”
Agaric
Nature“the Agara fungus”
Agate
Earth“stone of the Achates river”
Agatha
Everyday“good”
Agave
Nature“illustrious”
Agnathan
Nature“jawless”