English Words of no Apparent Greek Origin

Collection of English words with a Greek root

Etymology of daughter

Origin of daughter
 

The word daughter comes from the old German dhukter, which derives from the Greek thygater (daughter; θυγάτηρ) by chanching theta (Θ) into D.

In German: Tochter

In Swedish: dotter

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In modern Greek (Romeika – the language of Romei-Romans)
a) thygatera: daughter [θυγατέρα]

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Η λέξη daughter (θυγατέρα, κόρη) προέρχεται από το παλαιό Γερμανικό dhukter, το οποίο με τη σειρά του προέρχεται από το ελληνικό θυγάτηρ.

 

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Etymology of domus, domestic, domain.
Domus
(house) derives from the Greek word domos (house, building; δόμος) from the verb demo (to built, to construct; δέμω).

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From the same root

English: domestic, dome, domination, dominion, don, dona, domicile, domain, dominus, predominance, danger etc.

French: dome, domicile, domicilier, don, domaine, domestique, domestiquer, domesticite, dominer, domination, dominance, Dimanche, Dame, dominion, domino, dangereux, etc.

Italian: duomo, domicilo, don, dominio, domestico, domesticare, dominare, dominazione, dominatore, predominio, Domenica, damo, damigiana etc

German: Dom, Domizil, Domane, dominieren, Dame etc

Hispanic: domicilio, domiciliar, don, dona, dominio, dueno, domestico, domesticar, domesticidad, dominar, dominacion, dominator, predominio, Domingo, doncella, damajuana etc.

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In modern Greek
a) domi: structure [δομή]
b) ecodomi:
construction, building [οικοδομή]
c) ecodomima:
building, structure [οικοδόμημα]
d) ecodomos:
builder [οικοδόμος]
e) ecodomo:
to build, to construct [οικοδομώ]

Το Λατινικό domus (οικία) προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό δόμος από το ρήμα δέμω (κτίζω, οικοδομώ).

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Etymology of incline, recline and decline

Etymology of incline, recline and decline
All three verbs have the same root -cline combined with the prefixes in-, re- and de-, respectively. The root derives from the Latin verb clino, which is a transliteration of the Greek verb clino (to slope, incline, bend; κλίνω).

 

See also “Etymology of climate” (Post 70)

From the same root:
inclination, declension, declination, declinable, declivitous, declivity, climax, clinic, lean

In modern Greek
1. clino : incline, slope, decline (grammar) [κλίνω]

2. clisi: inclination bent, slope gradient, declension [κλίση ]

3. climax or climaka: scale, ladder [ κλίμαξ or κλίμακα]

4. apoclisi: declination, devergency, deviation [απόκλιση ]

5. cliticos: adj inflected [κλιτικός ]

6. clini: bed [κλίνη]

7. clinici: clinic [κλινική]

8. clima: climate [κλίμα ]

 

Τα ρήματα incline (κλίνω, σκύβω, τείνω, ρέπω), recline (ανακλίνομαι, πλαγιάζω) και decline (κλίνω, γέρνω, κατηφορίζω, φθίνω, παρακμάζω, δύω) έχουν στη ρίζα τους το Λατινικό ρήμα clino, το οποίο είναι μεταγραφή του Ελληνικού κλίνω

 

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DOOR

Etymology of door.

The word DOOR derives from the Greek word θύρα (thyra; door) by changing θ into d.

From the same word θύρα (thyra; door) and its Aeolic form φύρα (fyra) derives the Latin foris (door) and fora (out of doors) and through it the English forth.

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In modern Greek
a) θύρα: door, gate [thyra]
β) θυρεός: escutcheon [thyreos]
γ) θυροειδής: thyroid [thyroidis]

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Η λέξη DOOR (θύρα, πόρτα) προέρχεται από την ελληνική λέξη θύρα

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DENSE, DENSITY

Etymology of dense

The adj dense derives from the Latin densus (dense), which derives from the Greek adj δασύς (dasys; dense).
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From the same root: density
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In modern Greek.
α) δασύς: dense, thick [dasys]
β) δασύτητα: density, denseness [dasytita]
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Το επίθετο dense (πυκνός) προέρχεται από το Λατινικό densus (dense), το οποίο με τη σειρά του προέκυψε από το Ελληνικό δασύς.
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δασύς (dasys) –> dasus –> desus –> densus
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DOCK

Etymology of dock

The word DOCK (the area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a ship for loading, unloading, or repairs; a pier, a wharf) derives from the Greek word Δοχή (doche; a place for receiving or holding the ships) from the verb Δέχομαι (dechome; to receive, to contain).

 

In modern Greek
α) δοχείο: pot, container, receptacle, dispenser [dochio]
β) δέχομαι: receive, contain [dechome]
γ) ντόκος: dock [dokos]

 

Η λέξη DOCK (προβλήτα, αποβάθρα, νηοδόχος, δεξαμενή) προέρχεται από την ελληνική λέξη Δοχή, που προέρχεται από το ρήμα Δέχομαι.

 

Δέχομαι -> Δοχή -> Dock

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