I am currently learning Greek. I starting by learning the Greek Alphabet from a Greek relative. Then I used the internet. I am still
learning, so I don't know a whole lot of words, but my relative is guiding me along. I am amazed at what an influence the Greek language has on the English Language. I never studied this before and don't know much about it, but why
does Greek have an influence on English. Was English derived from Greek? Why does the English language incorporate so much Greek [and Latin]. Also, I am positive that the English Alphabet is derived from the Greek Alphabet. Look at the alphabets below...
[i hope you will be able to read the fonts]
English
A a
B b
C c
D d
E e
G g
H h
I i
J j
K k
L l
M m
N n
O o
P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t
U u
V v
W w
X x
Y y
Z z
Greek
Α α
Β β
Γ γ
Δ δ
Ε ε
Ζ ζ
Η η
Θ θ
Ι ι
Κ κ
Λ λ
Μ μ
Ν ν
Ξ ξ
Ο ο
Π π
Ρ ρ
Σ σ(ς)
Τ τ
Υ υ
Φ φ
Χ χ
Ψ ψ
Ω ω
Also, the English word "Alphabet" comes from the Greek word, "Αλφαβητα" ("Alphavita")
The word "Eucharist" (A christian ritual) comes from the greek word "Ευχαριστω" ("Efcharisto"), meaning "Give thanks [to God]"
Almost all of the Elements [In the Periodic Table Of Elements] have Greek roots - Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, etc.
most of the greek letters, like α,β,γ,Δ,θ (in trig: sin² θ + cos² θ = 1),λ,μ,π (pi
), Σ, σ, φ, ψ, and Ω.
There are a ton more English words with Greek Words, too numerous to list, but back to my questions:
- Is the English Language derived from Greek?
- Why does Greek have an Influence on the English language?
