We all here-that cliche:
"It's all Greek to me! "
Here are words you use that
have roots in Greek!
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Wow, that's like an etymological fireworks display. Thanks for taking us on a tour of the Greek heritage that lives on in our English language. The civilization that conceived of such words had vitality and perceptiveness and love of life.
I think nobody denies the great contributions the Greek culture has to the modern culture. Their important contributions ca be found in philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine... Very nice!