Posts Tagged ‘Etymologia’
Posted by Johannes on 7 January 2013
The word
cook (n) comes from the Latin
cocus (cook) from the verb
coquo [to cook, to think, to be unquiet, to worry (about), to mix], which possibly is related to the Greek verb
cycao/cucao [stir up, mix together; Gr:
κυκάω].
Others etymologize coquo from the IE root *pekw, which is related to the Greek verb pesso [to cook, to boil, to make something soft (Gr.: πέσσω); Att.: petto (πέττω); later pepto (πέπτω), peptic].
Finally, a few etymologize coquo from the Greek verb ceo (to burn; Gr: καίω – κηίω, κηFίο).
From the same root:
En: cooker, cookery, cuisine, biscuit, kitchen
Ger: kochen, kuche
It: cuocere, cucina, biscotto
Fr: cuire, cuisine, biscuit
In modern Greek:
a) cyceon: mix of dissimilar things, confusion, disorder [κυκεών]
b) cusina: cuisine, kitchen [κουζίνα; reborrowing]
c) biscoto: biscuit [μπισκότο; reborrowing]
OED
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Posted by Johannes on 1 January 2013
The word plus comes from the Latin plus (more) is related to the Greek pleos [more, in greater number, more than; Gr.: πλέος].
From the same root:
plural, pluri- pluralism, plurarity, pluralize, pluralist, pleo- (pleomorphic etc), poly-, plethora
In modern Greek:
a) pleon: more [Gr: πλέον]
b) pleonasma: surplus, excess [Gr: πλεόνασμα]
c) pleonasmos: pleonasm [Gr: πλεονασμός ]
d) pleonektima: advantage [Gr: πλεονέκτημα]
e) plethos: a lot of, a large number of [Gr: πλήθος]
f) plethintikos: plural [Gr: πληθυντικός]
g) plethismos: population [Gr: πληθυσμός]
h) plethora: plethora, plenty [Gr: πληθώρα]
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Posted by Johannes on 24 June 2012
The word elixir or philosopher’s stone, believed by alchemists to transmute baser metals into gold and/or to cure diseases and prolong life, comes from the Arabic al-iksir, from the late Greek xirion [powder for drying wounds; Gr: ξηρίον], from the Greek xiros [dry; Gr: ξηρός].
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In modern Greek:
a) xiros: dry [Gr: ξηρός]
b) xirasia: drought [Gr: ξηρασία]
c) xira: land, mainland [Gr: ξηρά]
d) xirotita: dryness, aridity [Gr: ξηρότητα]
e) elixirio: elixir [Gr: ελιξήριο; loanword]
OED
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Posted by Johannes on 2 June 2012
The word dragon comes from the Old French dragon, which in turn comes from the Latin draconem [huge serpent, dragon], from the Greek word drakon [serpent, giant seafish; Gr: δράκων].
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From the same root: dragoon, dragonet
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In modern Greek:
a) drakos: dragon [Gr: δράκος]
OED
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Posted by Johannes on 16 April 2012
The wοrd graffiti comes from the Italian graffiti, plural of graffito (a scribbling), from graffiare (to scribble) from the Greek grafein (to write, to draw, to scratch; Gr: γράφειν].
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From the same root: -graphy (eg. geography), graphologist, graphic, praphics, graphite .
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In modern Greek:
a) grafo: (to write, to draw, to scratch, to type; Gr: γράφω].
b) grapsimo: handwriting [Gr: γράψιμο]
c) graphologos: graphologist [Gr: γραφολόγος]
d) engrafo: document, deed [Gr: έγγραφο]
e) graphica: graphics [Gr: γραφικά]
f) graphites: graphite [Gr: γραφίτης]
OED.
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Posted by Johannes on 16 April 2012
The word gas is simply a phonetic transcription of the Greek word chaos [Gr: χάος]. It was first used in the early 17th century by the chemist J.B. Van Helmont.
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In modern Greek (Romeika, Rumca):
a) haos: chaos [Gr: χάος].
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WKP
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Posted by Johannes on 16 April 2012
The word aria comes from the Italian aria, from the Latin aerem, accusative of aer (air), which is a transliteration of the Greek aer [air; Gr: αήρ].
See also etymolology of air here.
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In modern Greek:
a) Aria: aria [Gr: άρια]
b) aeras: air [Gr: αέρας]
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Posted by Johannes on 16 April 2012
The word carrot comes from the old French carrotte, from the Latin carota, which is a transliteration of the Greek caroton (carrot; Gr: καρώτον).
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In modern Greek:
a) caroto: carrot [Gr: καρώτο]
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From the same root: carotene, carotenoids
OED
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Posted by Johannes on 10 December 2011
Both super and over come from the Latin super, which is related to the Greek yper/hyper [over, super; Gr: υπέρ].
In modern Greek:
a) yper: super, over, hyper- [Gr: υπέρ]
OED
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Posted by Johannes on 10 December 2011
Triumph comes from the old French triumphe from the Latin triumphus (achievement, a success, procession for a victorious general or admiral), which merely is a transliteration of the Greek thriambos.
In modern Greek:
a) thriamvos: triumph [Gr: θρίαμβος]
OED
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