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Greek Language Research Paper

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Biology, autobiography,democracy, geography, grammar, economy; all of those words you hear everyday have only one thing in common; they are all derived from the Greek language. How influential have the Ancient Greeks been on the development of the English language? this is a very important topic to write about and show how the Greeks have heavily influenced the English language in many different ways. It is evident that the Greek language had a major impact on the English alphabets; vowels and even the style that we write. 13.2% of the English language is derived from the vocabulary of the ancient Greeks. More than 150,000 English words are derived from the Greeks. Many English words are formed of parts of words that originated from the Greek language for example, phobia - arachnophobia, micro - microscopic and many more. Most of the words related to Government and even Science are derived from the Greeks, for example many elements in the periodic table such as Arsenic, Calcium, Helium and many more. Also some medical terms and occupations are derived from the Greek language for example a Pediatrician. So basically there are 2 ways an English word was derived from the Greeks, it is either the entire word is translated from Greek to English or only half of the word is borrowed to which extra letters are added to expand its meaning. …show more content…

The Greeks were the first major european civilization that created literature. One major influence was in the style of the English literature. Why do we write history, philosophy, comedy, poetry these styles were all discovered by the Greeks? The key is that the English have derived their writing techniques and styles from the

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