The term "necrophiliac" originates from the two Greek words "nekros" and "philia". "Nekros" is the Greek word for "dead" and "philia" is the Greek word for "love".
Both words originate from greek or latin words, as most english words do. Also, they originate from older slang terms from even back to the medival times.
Bradycardia, a condition in which the heart beats slower than normal, comes from the Greek language. This term is derived from the words 'bradys', meaning 'slow' and 'kardia' which means 'heart'.
The word chrysos means yellow in Greek. Anthos means flower.
Where did the term derby originate?
The word geology originates from the greek language. It' s a combination of the word geo- that comes from the word γαία (earth) and -logy that comes from the word λόγος (which in this form at the end of the words denotes a subject of study or interest)
It comes from the Greek words for "joint" and "foot."
Greek - Those being of Greece Or slang term for Anal sex
It comes from the Latin words for "alone" and "speak." (It is not Greek)
The term Pogrom did not originate during the Holocaust.
One such word, but based entirely on Greek roots, is spermatogenesis.
Democracy.
Chemiosmosis