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The Latin alphabet was based on the Greek alphabet and according to several researches it has been proven that more than 150 000 words of the English language are of Greek origin. Most of the international scientific terminologies are Greek. For example, the word "trigonometry" in Mathematics is based on the Greek "tri-go-no-me-tri-a" (ôñéãùíïìåôñßá ).

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