Greek word & definition
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English word(s)
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δήμος (dēmos), meaning 'people'
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democracy, demography
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ζῷον (zōon), meaning 'living creature'
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zoo, zoology, zodiac
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ψυχή (psychē), meaning 'soul'
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psychology, psychiatry, psychic
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φῶς (phōs), meaning 'light'
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photograph, phosphorus
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δύναμις (dynamis), meaning 'power'
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dynamite, dynasty, dynamic
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γράμμα (gramma), meaning 'writing'
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grammar, monogram
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βίβλος (biblos), meaning 'book'
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Bible, bibliography
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χρόνος (chronos), meaning 'time'
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chronic, chronology, chronological
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πῦρ (pyr), meaning 'fire'
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pyrotechnic, pyromania
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σοφία (sophia), meaning 'wisdom'
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philosophy, sophisticated
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ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'by' or 'under'
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hypocrite, hypodermic
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γράφω (graphō), meaning 'to write'
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graph, graphic, photograph
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ἐπί (epi), meaning 'on'
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epidermis, epitaph
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ὕδωρ (hydōr), meaning 'water'
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hydration, hydraulic, hydroelectric
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θέρμη (thermē), meaning 'heat'
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thermal, thermometer
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γῆ (gē), meaning 'earth/world'
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geography, geology
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φύσις (physis), meaning 'nature'
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physical, physics
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σύν (syn), meaning 'with'
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synthesis, synthetic, synonym
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κρυπτός (kruptós), meaning 'hidden'
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crypt, cryptic, cryptocurrency
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ἔθνος (ethnos), meaning 'race/nation'
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ethnic, ethnicity
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κύκλῳ (kyklō), meaning 'circle/wheel'
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cycle, bicycle
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αὐτός (autos), meaning 'self'
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autograph, automatic
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δέκα (deka), meaning 'ten'
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decade, decathalon, decagon
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πνεῦμα (pneuma), meaning 'breath'
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pneumatic, pneumonia
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κόσμος (kosmos), meaning 'world/universe'
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cosmic, cosmos
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