12 Greek Words You Should Know
Along with Latin, Greek is probably the language that most influenced other languages around the world. Many English words derive directly from Greek ones
knowing their origin and meaning is important.
The highest point of a structure.
Acro means edge or extremity, while polis means city.
The word Acropolis is commonly associated with Greece’s capital Athens
was an open market place, present in most cities of the ancient Greece.
a noun and it means a formal ban
riginal Greek meaning for this word was “something offered to the gods.”
a condition characterized by a qualitative or quantitative deficiency of the red blood cells (or of the hemoglobin)
belief or set of principles held by a religion,
is used to celebrate a discovery
when you go beyond what is needed or appropriate
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