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This is just a educated guess, but through Greek myths and stories, there language would of been passed down generations and spread across the world through word of mouth. When the stories where being told, people would of picked up the language and started to use it in their own conversations.
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Are Greek words spelled the same as English words?
No. They Greek language uses a different alphabet than English.
What are some vocabulary words from Greek?
Some Greek vocabulary words that are used in English writing are kudos, phobia, genesis, and dogma. The Greek language has had a strong impact on the English language.
How did greek have a influence English language?
Many scientific and medical terms are based on Greek words.
How many English words are derived from Greek and Latin language?
35000
What greek words are in the English language?
English has thousands of Greek words. Here are a few: telegraph telephone dinosaur philospophy chemistry physics psychology zealot
Is the English language still adapting words from the Latin and Greek languages?
yes
Is the English language more latin or greek?
It's a Latin based language, but in the scientific vocabulary, most of the words are Greek or of Greek origin.
Why are 75 percent of English words greek and latin?
Because the French was invading the UK and converted a lot of the Latin words in to the English language. Though when you talk English it might not be 75% Latin and Greek words but that is because the language that is commonly spoken has still inherited a lot from the vikings as well and English people did never adapt to speak only in Latin words.
What has the author Roland G Kent written?
Roland G. Kent has written: 'Language & philology' -- subject(s): English language, Foreign words and phrases, Foreign elements, Influence on English, Greek, Latin, Greek language, Latin language, Statistics
How did the arrival of Christianity influence English language?
When Christianity was introduced, the English language changed. English got new words from Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Church spoke Latin. The New Testaments of The Bible were written in Greek and the Old Testaments were written in Hebrew.
Are there more of Latin or Greek in English?
Yes, it's possible that Latin has a larger vocabulary than Greek. One reason is the borrowing of many words from the classical language of the ancient Greeks. But just for the record, the borrowing isn't one way. For example, the modern Greek names for the months of the year come from classical Latin.
What is the greek word meaning the total stock of words in a language?
You're probably thinking of "lexicon" from the Greek "Λεξικόν". A more appropriate word in the English language is 'Lexis'
