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From atoms to democracy, English leans on ancient Greek for the vocabulary of science, thought, and everyday life.

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290 words in Science & Technology

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Achromatic

Science
ἀ-a-

“without colour”

Acoustic

Science
ἀκουστικόςakoustikós

“having to do with hearing”

Acoustics

Science
ἀκουστικόςakoustikós

“things to do with hearing”

Aerobic

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“living in air”

Aerodrome

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“air-course”

Aerodynamic

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“of air's force”

Aerodynamics

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“air force”

Aeronaut

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“air sailor”

Aeronautics

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“air-sailing”

Aeroplane

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“air-surface”

Aerosol

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“air solution”

Alchemy

Science
χημείαchēmeía

“the pouring and alloying art”

Alembic

Science
ἄμβιξámbix

“the cup, the still-head”

Amalgam

Science
μάλαγμαmálagma

“a softening”

Ammonia

Science
ἀμμωνιακόνammōniakón

“belonging to Ammon”

Amphoteric

Science
ἀμφότεροςamphóteros

“both of two”

Amylase

Science
ἄμυλονámylon

“starch enzyme”

Anaerobic

Science
ἀν-an-

“life without air”

Analog

Science
ἀνάaná

“in proportion”

Analogue

Science
ἀνάaná

“according to ratio”

Analysis

Science
ἀνάaná

“a loosening apart”

Analytics

Science
ἀνάaná

“the art of loosening apart”

Android

Science
ἀνδρο-andro-

“man-shaped”

Anhydrous

Science
ἀν-an-

“waterless”

Anode

Science
ἀνάaná

“way up”

Anthropometry

Science
ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

“measuring of the human being”

Antioxidant

Science
ἀντίantí

“against the acid-maker”

Aquanaut

Science
ναύτηςnaútēs

“water sailor”

Archaeology

Science
ἀρχαῖοςarkhaîos

“discourse about old things”

Argon

Science
ἀργόςargós

“the lazy one”

Arsenic

Science
ἀρσενικόνarsenikón

“the male, potent one”

Astrodynamics

Science
ἄστρονástron

“star forces”

Astrolabe

Science
ἄστρονástron

“star-taker”

Astronomy

Science
ἄστρονástron

“the law of the stars”

Atmosphere

Science
ἀτμόςatmós

“sphere of vapour”

Atom

Science
ἄτομοςátomos

“that which cannot be cut”

Automatic

Science
αὐτόςautós

“acting of its own will”

Automation

Science
αὐτόματοςautómatos

“acting of itself”

Automaton

Science
αὐτόματοςautómatos

“self-acting thing”

Automobile

Science
αὐτόςautós

“self-moving”

Autopilot

Science
αὐτόςautós

“self steersman”

Ballistic

Science
βάλλεινbállein

“having to do with throwing”

Ballistics

Science
βάλλεινbállein

“the science of throwing”

Barium

Science
βαρύςbarýs

“the heavy one”

Barometer

Science
βάροςbáros

“weight measurer”

Baryon

Science
βαρύςbarús

“heavy one”

Bathyscaphe

Science
βαθύςbathýs

“deep boat”

Bathysphere

Science
βαθύςbathýs

“deep ball”