Etymology of Angel, Angelina, Angie.

Origin of Angel, Angelina, Angie.
The word angel along with the proper name Angel is a transliteration of the Greek proper name Angelos from angelos (angel, messenger, the one who announce, who report something;).

Other forms of the name:
Angela, Angelia, Angelica, Angelina, Angelle, Angie

In modern Greek (Romeika):
a) Angelos: Angel [Άγγελος]
b) Angela: Angela [Αγγέλα]
c) angelos: angel [άγγελος]
c) angelia: news, message, notice [αγγελία]
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Etymology of turn, tourism, attorney, tornado, torch

Origin of turn, tourism, attorney, tornado, torch

The verb turn (to rotate, revolve), comes from the latin tornare (turn on a lathe) from tornus (lathe), which is a transliteration of the Greek tornos (lathe; τόρνος).
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From the same root.

English: turn, turner, torment, torch, tourism, tourist, tour, tourer, attorney, tornado

French: tour, tourisme, touriste, touret, alentour, tourillon, tourner, tournant, tourne, tournee, tornade, tournailler, tournoi, contour

Italian: turno, contorni, turismo, turista, tornare, torno, tornitura, torneocontorno

Spanish: turno, torna, contorno, turismo, turista, torno, tornilla, tornear, tornar, tornada, torneador, tornado, tornillo, torneo, contorno

German: Tour, Tourism, Tourist, turnen, Turnen, Turnplatz, Turnier, Kontur

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In modern Greek (Romeika, the language of Romei-Romans).
a) tornos: lathe [τόρνος]
b) tornaro: turn [τόρνάρω]
c) torneftis: turner [τορνευτής]
d) tourismos: tourism (loan from English/French) [τουρισμός]
e) touristas: tourist (loan from English/French)[τουρίστας]
f) tourne: tour (loan from English/French) [τουρ]
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Το ρήμα turn (στρέφω, γυρίζω) προέρχεται από το λατινικό ρήμα tornare από το tornus (τόρνος), το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού τόρνος. Από την ίδια ρίζα προέρχονται και τα: tourism (τουρισμός), tour (περιοδία), attorney (δικηγόρος, πληρεξούσιος), tornado (τυφώνας), torch (δάδα).

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Γαλλικά:

tour:περιστροφή, περιοδεία,

tourisme: περιήγηση ,

touriste: τουρίστας, περιηγητής ,

touret: τροχίσκος,

alentour: πέριξ ,

tourillon: στροφεύς,

tourner: περιστρέφω, γυρίζω,

tournant: δίνη, καμπή,

tourne: τορνευτός,

tournee: τουρνέ, περιοδεία,

tornade: τυφών,

tournailler: περιτρίγυρίζω,

tournoi: τουρνουά, αθλητικός αγώνας,

contour: περίβολος

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Etymology of Andrew

Origin of Andrew.
The male proper name Andrew derives from the Greek name Andreas (Ανδρέας), which comes from the noun aner (“man”; gen. andros: “of a man”; ανήρ).

Other forms of the name:
Andria, Andriana, Andries, Andrija, Andrina, Andris, Andrius, Andriy, Andro, Andraz, Andre, Andrea, Andreas, Andree, Andreea, Andrei, Andreia, Andreina, Andrej, Andreja, Andrejs, Andres, Andreu, Andrey, Andy.

In modern Greek (Romeika; the language of Romei-Romans).
a) Andreas: Andrew [Ανδρέας]
b) andras: man [άνδρας]
c) androgona: androgens [ανδρογόνα]
d) androgyno: androgynous, man and wife [ανδρόγυνο]
e) andrios: brave, gallant [ανδρείος].
 

Το όνομα Andrew προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό όνομα Ανδρέας.

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The Latin alphabet is the Greek Chalcidian alphabet with minor changes

The Latin alphabet is the Greek Chalcidian alphabet with minor changes

The Chalcidian/Cumae alphabet was the western variant of the Greek alphabet, used between the 8th to 5th centuries BC. It was specifically used in the island of Euboea (including the towns of Kymi and Chalcis) and the areas west of Athens and in the Greek colonies of southern Italic peninsula. It was this variant that gave rise to the Latin alphabet.

 

Alphabets.

 

1. Attica, Athens

 

2. Euboea island, Chalcidian alphabet

 

3. Boeotia

4. Thessaly

 

5. Phocis

 
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Το λατινικό αλφάβητο ουσιαστικά είναι το Ελληνικό αλφάβητο της πόλης της Χαλκίδος, το οποίο μεταφέρθηκε στη Ιταλική χερσόνησο, μέσω των αποικιών της πόλης.

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumae_alphabet

 

http://www.webtopos.gr/eng/languages/greek/gre.anc_alphabets.htm

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Etymology of Anastasia, Nastasia, Stacey

Origin of Anastasia, Nastasia, Stacey

The female proper name Anastasia (Αναστασία) is the feminine form of the male name Anastasios (Αναστάσιος). It is of Greek origin, from the word anastasis (ανάσταση), which means resurrection .

The verb is anistimi [an (up; άνω, αν-) + istimi (stand; ίστημι)]. See also post No 97, May 2009 (Etymology of Constandine).

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Other forms of the name:

Ana, Anastacia, Anastaise, Anastase, Anastasha, Anastashia, Anastasie, Anastasija, Anastasiya, Anastassia, Anastatia, Anastay, Anastazia, Anasztaizia, Anasztasia, Anestassia, Anna, Annastasia, Anstass, Anstice, Anya, Asia, Nastasia, Nastassia, Nastassiya, Nastassja, Nastassya, Nastya, Stace, Stacey, Stacia, Stacie, Stacy, Stash, Stasha, Stasia, Stasiya, Stasja, Stasya, Staz, Taisie, Tasa, Tasenka, Tasia, Tasiya, Tasja and Tasya.

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In modern Greek (Romeika – the language of Romei-Romans):

a) Anastasia: Anastasia [Αναστασία]

b) Anastasios: Anastasios [Αναστάσιος]

c) anastasi: resurrection [ανάσταση]

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Etymology of Agnes

Origin of Agnes.
Agnes is the latinized form of the Greek name Agne (Αγνή), which derives from the Greek adj agnos (chaste, pure, clean; αγνός).

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In modern Greek (Romeika)

a) agnos: masc. adj. chaste, pure, clean [αγνός]

b) agne: fem. adj. chaste, pure, clean [αγνή]

c) agnia: chastity, purity [αγνεία]
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Το όνομα Agnes προέρχεται από το εληνικό όνομα Αγνή.
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Etymology of Alexander

Etymology of Alexander.
Alexander is a masc. proper name. It is the latinized form of the Greek proper name Alexandros (lit.: defender of men; Αλέξανδρος), from the Greek verb alexo (to defend, to protect, to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away; αλέξω) and aner (man; ανήρ; gen. andros – ανδρός).

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From the same root:

English: Alexander, Alec, Alex, Alan, Ali, Al, Lex, Sandy, Andy, Alexis, Alexa (feminine), Alexandria (feminine), Alexandra (feminine), Sandra (feminine), Sasha, Lexxi, Zander, Xander, Sashi

Albanian: Skënder, Aleksandër, Aleks, Leka, Sandri

Arabic: Iskandar, Skandar, Skender

French: Alexandre, Alexis, Alex

Hebrew: Alexander), Alex

Hindi: Alakshendra

Italian: Alessandro, Ale, Sandro, Alessio

Persian: Eskandar

Romanian: Alexandru, Alexandra (feminine), Alex, Sandu, Sanda (feminine), Sandra (feminine), Alecu, Aleca (feminine), Sasa (feminine)

Russian: Aleksandr, Sasha, Shura, Sanya, Shurik, Sashok, Alik, Alexey

Spanish: Alejandro, Alejo, Alex, Jandro, Jano

Turkish: İskender

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In modern Greek (Romeika)

a) Alexandros: Alexander [Αλέξανδρος]

b) andras: man [άνδρας]

c) androgyno: man and wife, married couple [andr- (man) + gyn- (woman)] [ανδρόγυνο]

d) alexiptoto: parachute [alex- + ptosi (fall)] [αλεξίπτωτο]

e) alexiptotistis: parachutist, paratrooper [αλεξιπτωτιστής]

f) alexisphero: bullet-proof [alex- + spher- (sphere, bullet)] [αλεξίσφαιρο]
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Το όνομα Alexander προέρχεται από ελληνικό Αλέξανδρος.

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Etymology of Agatha

Etymology of Agatha
The fem. proper name Agatha is the latinized form of the Greek name Agathe (Αγάθη), which derives from the Greek adjective agathos (good, virtuous, decent, honest; αγαθός).
Saint Agatha was a 3rd-century martyr from Sicily.

In modern Greek (Romeika)
a) agathos: good, virtuous, decent, honest [αγαθός]
b) agathoergia: charity, do good works (agatho-ergo: good work); [αγαθοεργία]
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Το όνομα Agatha προέρχεται από Ελληνικό Αγάθη από το επίθετο αγαθός.
Η Αγία Αγάθη μάρτυρησε τον γ΄αιώνα στη Σικελία.

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Etymology of anchoret

Etymology of anchoret
The word anchoret (a person who lives alone and apart from society; hermit) comes from the Latin anachoreta, which is a transliteration of the Greek anachoretis (anchoret; αναχωρητής ) from the verb anachoro (leave; ana+choro; αναχωρώ)

From the same root:
anchoress; anchorite, anachoretisism; anchorage

In modern Greek (Romeika)
a) anachoretis: anchoret, hermit (αναχωρητής)
b) anachoro: leave; depart, set out/off (αναχωρώ)
c) anachoritismos: anachoretisism (αναχωρητισμός)
d) anachorisi: departure (αναχώρηση)

Η λέξη anchoret (αναχωρητής) προέρχεται από το Λατινικό anachoreta, το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του Ελληνικού αναχωρητής

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Etymology of “Anchor”

Etymology of anchor

Anchor derives from the Latin ancora, which is a transliteration of the Greek ancyra (anchor; άγκυρα).

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The name of the capital of Turkey, Ankara, is merely a transliteration of the Greek name Ancyra (anchor; Άγκυρα) of the city.

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From the same root

anchorage, anchored

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In modern Greek

a) ancyra: anchor [άγκυρα]

b) ancyrovolio: anchorage [αγκυροβόλιο]

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Η λέξη anchor (άγκυρα) προέρχεται από τό Λατινικό ancora, το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του Ελληνικού άγκυρα.

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Η ονομασία της πρωτεύουσας της Τουρκίας Ankara, αποτελει μεταγραφή της ελληνικής ονομασίας της πόλης Άγκυρα.

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ancyra –> ancora –> ancor –> anchor

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