ANCIENT GREEK WORDS
Many words in modern languages originate from the ancient Greek language, like
many English medical terms:
| optometrist | opto - see | metrist - measure |
| osteopath | osteo - bone | path - every |
| cardiologist | cardio - heart | logist - tell |
| psychologist | psycho - soul | logist - tell |
| pathologist | patho - everything | |
| anaesthetics | anaesthetos - no feelings |
and also skeleton,metabolism,diaphragm,diabetic,haemorrhages,physiotherapist,
neurological, radiology, psychology, schizophrenia, paranoia, amnesia
hypochondriac, hysterical, syndrome, epilepsy, anaemia, paralysis, pharmacy,
epidemic
The following words are also of Greek origin:
| rhinoceros | rhino - nose | ceros - horn |
| hippopotamus | hippo - horse | potamos - river |
| pterodactyl | ptero - wing | dactyls - finger |
| tricoceratus | trito - three | cerates - horn |
parenthesis, comma, symmetric,
parallel, trigonometry, hydraulic, telegraph
drama, lethargy, ecstasy, melancholy, agony, nostalgia, magnetism, enthusiasm,
euphoria, elasticity, hypnosis, sympathy, aroma, hygienic, gymnastics, synthetic,
cycle, analysis
An interesting fact: in the modern as well as ancient Greek language the word
'Hellas' is used for 'Greece' and the word 'Hellenic' for 'Greek'.
Same with the word 'Corfu'. It derived around 400 AD. It comes from the word
'corifo' meaning 'peaks' and referring to the two mountain peaks in the city
of Corfu. So while Corfu is probably fine for the capital of the island, the
island itself should be called Kerkyra like the ancient and modern Greeks call
it.