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Hippopotamus is derived from the two words in Greek for "Water Horse."
calligraphy is derived from two Greek words.These words are Kalle, Graphe.calligraphy means beautiful writing.
Latin borrowed a large number of words from Greek, but it's not accurate to say that Latin itself is derived from Greek. The two languages are separate developments from a common source, which is known today as Proto-Indo-European. ?????? YOU CAN SAY THAT BUT I KNOW PEOPLE WHO CAN PROVE THAT A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THE LATIN WORDS ARE DERIVED FROM GREEK
12th. Cent. Gr. philo - 'loving' and sophis "wise, learned"
'Philosophy' is the word derived from the two Greek words meaning the love of wisdom - 'philos' meaning love, and 'sophos' meaning wisdom.
Icthyology is the study of fish. It is derived from two Greek words meaning fish and knowledge.
Geography is derived from two Greek words namely GEO and GRAPHEIN and when combined is called GEOGRAPHIA which means to draw, write and describe the earth
The term psychology is derived from two Greek words 'psyche' meaning soul and 'logos' meaning science or study of a subject.
Lycanthropy means the transformation of a man into a wolf or werewolf. It also refers to someone who exhibits wolf-like behavior. The word is derived from two words "lukos" and "Anthropos", which translate into English as the words wolf and human.