Posted by Johannes on 27 December 2009
Origin of glamour
The word glamour (magic charm, alluring beauty or charm, a spell affecting the eye, a kind of haze in the air) comes from the Scottish term gramarye (magic, enchantment, spell), an alteration of the English word grammar (any sort of scholarship) from the latin grammatica, which is a transliteration of the Greek word grammatice (grammar; γραμματική).
From the same root.
glamorize, glamorous, grammar, grammatical, grammatic
In modern Greek:
a) gramma: letter [γράμμα]
b) grammateas: secretary [γραμματέας]
c) grammatia: secretariat [γραμματεία]
d) grammatici: grammar [γραμματική]
e) grammaticos: grammatical [γραμματικός]
f) grammatio: note, bill, bond [γραμμάτιο]
g) grammatocivotio: letter-box [γραμματοκιβώτιο]
h) grammatosimo: stamp [γραμματόσημο]
OED
Note: Others etymologize the Scottish gramarye from the Greek grammarion (gram; weight unit; γραμμάριο).
Η λέξη glamour (γοητεία, θέλγητρο, σαγήνη, γόητρο, λάμψη) προέρχεται από το λατινικό grammatica, το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού γραμματική.
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Posted by Johannes on 27 December 2009
Origin of Aretha
The female proper name Aretha derives from the Greek name Arete (Αρετή) meaning “virtue, excellence”.
In modern Greek:
a) arete and Arete (as a female proper name): virtue [Αρετή]
Το όνομα Aretha προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό όνομα Αρετή.
BTN
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Posted by Johannes on 27 December 2009
Origin of Ambrose
The masculine proper noun Ambrose comes from the Late Latin name Ambrosius (e.g. Saint Ambrosius – 4th century), which is a transliteration of the Greek name Ambrosios (Αμβρόσιος) meaning “immortal” (A+brotos).
From the same root:
Ambrosine, ambrosia, ambrosian
In modern Greek:
a) ambrosia or better amvrosia: ambrosia [αμβροσία]
b) Ambrosios (Amvrosios): Ambrose [Αμβρόσιος]
OED
Το όνομα Ambrose προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό Αμβρόσιος (αθάνατος, α + βροτός).
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Posted by Johannes on 25 October 2009
Origin of comb
The word comb (toothed implement for straightening the hair) comes from the old Germanic kamb, which is related to the ancient greek word gomfos (big sphenoid nail used in shipbuilding; γόμφος)
In modern Greek:
a) gomfios: molar, grinter (γομφίος)
Η λέξη comb (χτένα) σχετίζεται με την αρχαία ελληνική λέξη γομφός (μεγάλου μεγέθους σφηνοειδές καρφί από μέταλλο ή ξύλο κατάλληλο για τη ναυπήγηση πλοίων, κάθε είδος συνδέσεως). Από την ίδια ρίζα προέρχεται ο γομφίος.
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Posted by Johannes on 29 September 2009
Origin of election and elect, select, collect, neglect
The word election (e-lec-tion) is directly derived from the Latin verb eligere (to choose, select, etc) from the root word leg- (to gather, to collect, to choose, to pick out etc), which is related to the Greek verb lego (to collect, to choose, to say etc) and the prefix ex-, which is related to the Greek prefix ek- (out of, from).
From the same root.
English: neglect, collect, sellect, lecture, lecturer, lector, elective, elector, electorate, elective, eligible. elite, elegance
French: elire, electeur, electoral, election, electif, eligible, elite, elegance
Italian: eleggere, elettore, elettorable, elettorato, elettivo, eletta, eleganza
Spanish: elegir, elector, electorado, eleccion, elegible, elegancia
German: Elite, elegant, Eleganz
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In modern Greek:
a) eklego: elect [εκλέγω]
b) syllego: collect [συλλέγω]
c) epilego: select [επιλέγω]
d) ekloges: elections [εκλογές]
e) elit: elite [ελίτ]
f) eklectos: the elect, the elite [εκλεκτος]
g) ekleximos: eligible [εκλέξιμος]
h) eklektoras: elector [εκλέκτορας]
i) lectoras: lecturer [λέκτορας]
and many others
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OED
Η λέξη election (εκλογή) προέρχεται από το λατινικό eligere (επιλέγω, συλλέγω), το οποίο σχετίζεται με το ελληνικό εκλέγω.
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Posted by Johannes on 29 September 2009
Origin of tomb
Tomb comes from the latin tomba, which derives from the Greek tymbos (tomb, tumulus, grave; τύμβος)
From the same root
English: tump
French: tombe, tombal, tombeau, tomber
Italic: tomba, tombare, tombola
Spanish: tumba, tumbal, tumbo, tumbar, tumbado
German: Tumba
In modern Greek:
a) tymbos (or better tymvos): tomb [τύμβος]
OED
Η λέξη tomb (τάφος, μνήμα) προέρχεται από το λατινικό tomba (τάφος, τύμβος), το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του ελληνικού τύμβος.
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