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What two ancient Greek words make up the modern word telephone?
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∙ 10y ago
well the real answer is that thosefor person and vocie
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What words come from the Greek word phone?
Telephone, microphone, phonics
What are ancient greek words that start with the letter r?
rhombus
Are there any Greek words that begin with y Names heroes anything ancient greek any word at all?
Yassou, which means hi/bye (kind of like ciao in Italian) Don't Know about Ancient Greek words
Ancient Greek words that start with x?
There is no letter A in the Greek language or the ancient Greek language.
What ancient Greek beliefs regaurding the gods military might and respect for strangers does Odysseus express in his words to the Cyclopes?
Greek rule of hospitality
Did ancient Greeks use the same words as Americans?
In a word, no, although many modern English words are derived from ancient Greek words, and both Greek and English are ultimately derived from the same ancient language, known today as Proto-Indo-European.
What are ancient greek words that start with Q?
I dont think the Greeks had a letter which can be directly compared to the modern day Q
What English words are from the Greek language?
There are many English words derived from the Ancient Greek language.These are a few:autobiograhy - book written about ones own life- comes from three greek words. 'Autos' is Ancient Greek for 'same', or '-self'. 'Bion' is Ancient Greek for 'life'. 'Graphein' is Ancient Greek for 'to write'.Ballistics - the study of projectiles, or things such as bullets shot from a weapon- comes from the Ancient Greek word 'Ballein' which means 'to throw (as with a weapon)' or 'to shoot'.Poet - one who writes poetry - comes from the Ancient Greek word 'poiein' which means 'to make, to create'.Angel - spiritual being who sometimes communicates to man, as in the first chapter of the gospel according to St. Luke - comes from the Ancient Greek word 'angelos' which means 'messanger'.Monotheism - belief in one god - comes from the Ancient Greek word 'monos' which means 'alone, only' and the Ancient Greek word 'theos' which means 'god'.By looking through an English dictionary or an Ancient Greek text book, you can find many more English words which come from the Ancient Greek language.
Why are modern words like Bible and bibliography based on the name of this ancient city?
The words bible and biblio---- come from the Greek word biblos = book. The name of the city of Byblos is the Greek interpretation of its Phoenician name.
What are some other words for star?
Sun, stellar, Sol (Latin) name for our sun Star in modern greek is αστέρι (asteree). In ancient greek it's αστήρ (asteer).
Do people still speak Greek?
There are about 13 million Greek speakers, including those who speak it as a first and second language. In ancient times, Greek was widely spoken as a first and second language across the eastern Mediterranean region.
What words come from the Greek word phone?
Telephone, microphone, phonics
How do you say you in ancient greek?
The words that mean ancient are archaeos, archaea, archaeo and in Greek αρχαίος, αρχαία, αρχαίο.
What are two words in spanish that are borrowed from greek?
Two words in Spanish borrowed from Greek are "teléfono" (telephone) and "filosofía" (philosophy).
What ancient greek words beggin with w?
None of them do. There is no "w" in the Greek language.
What are ancient Greek words that start with letter a?
alpha
How did the telephone get its name?
The telephone got it's name from the Greek words: tēle, meaning "far" and phōnē, meaning "voice"
