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What element is named after greek word for sun?
Helium (He) was named from the greek word helios=sun. Helium was given that name because it was first discovered at the spectrum of the chromosphere of sun.
Which big country was named by mistake after the Native American word for village?
Canada
What is the origin of the word octagon?
The word 'Octagon' has been derived from the Greek word 'ὀκτάγωνον' (oktágōnon) which means eight angles. This is how the shape with eight angles was named Octagon
What country does the name George come from?
Greece. It is a combination of the Greek word for Earth, or 'ge', and of 'ergon', the Greek word for work. Putting those two Greek words together into Georgios, you get, 'Earth + worker", or Earthworker, or what we would call, 'Farmer'.
Where did the word olympic come from?
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The Greek word monk means what?
Monk comes from the Greek word, monakhos, which means "solitary."
What is the Greek word for motor?
the greek word for motor is Auto who was named Martini.
What Greek God is the word hubris named after?
It is a Greek word, not connected with any god.
What element is named after the greek word for violent?
Iodine from the greek word - ιώδες or (iodes)
Is the word panic named after a place?
No it was named after a Greek God!
Why is math named math?
Math is named after the Greek word "mathēmatikē".
What country is the language for the word holocaust?
It is Greek in origin, from the Greek word holokauston.
Where does the word Greek come from?
greek is a nationality for the country Greece
What country is the word banjo from?
greek
Who was meters named after?
They weren't named after a person, the word "meter" comes from the Greek word "metros", meaning "to measure".
What is the Swahili word for monk?
The Swahili word for monk is "frairi" or "monaki."
What does Greek word 'Hellene' mean?
Hellene is Greek for Greek. In Greek their country is called Hellas.
