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English words of greek origin

Greek words and words of a greek origin can be found in most languages. The following words have made their way in modern english. Can you find them?
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Last updated: March 12, 2025
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First submittedMarch 11, 2025
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The order of the letters
Alphabet
It connects two opposite points of a circle
Diameter
It literally means "Bird expert"
Ornithologist
The place people go to learn something
School
A vertical takeoff flying machine
Helicopter
A man who explores the space
Astronaut
A shocking discovery
Scandal
You need to breath it every few seconds
Oxygen
An entertainer with great balance and coordination skills.
Acrobat
The art of composing, playing an instrument or singing.
Music
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The action or will to help people in need
Philanthropy
"Tiny-viewer"
Microscope
A huge gap you can't leap over
Chasm
Fear of the spiders
Arachnophobia
King
Monarch
The science of understanding the natural laws
Physics
Fundamental, essential
Basic
The woman that gives birth to a child
Mother
Earth doesn't have exactly this shape
Sphere
The feeling of extreme happiness, comfort and health
Euphoria
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4 Comments
PeregrineFalcon
+2
Level 79
Mar 17, 2025
mother?????
BZ2YYZ
+1
Level 82
Mar 17, 2025
Just a spelling note: breath is the noun, breathe is the verb.
DrakiGuy
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Level 60
Mar 17, 2025
Mother is not Greek, it's a common Indo-European word that just happens to sound like the Greek variant
androgeos
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Level 59
Mar 18, 2025
You can make the same argument about most if not all of these words. They still probably made their way into english through the Eastern Mediterranean.
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