The origin of the word enthusiasm
The word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word “entheos”ένθεος which means the God within. And the happiest, most interesting people…
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The origin of the words pandemic & epidemic
The word pandemic comes from the Greek prefix παν– (pan-) meaning ‘all, every’ + the word δῆμος (dêmos) meaning “the common people; free…
The origin of the word Europe
The name Europe comes from the Latin Europa, which in turn derives from the Greek Εὐρώπη, from εὐρύς eurys “wide” and ὤψ ops…
The origin of the word euphoria
The earliest use of euphoria was to describe the relief provided by a medical procedure. The word was borrowed from New Latin, from the…
The origin of the word:physics
The word ‘Physics‘ comes from the Greek Word for ‘Nature’ (written as ‘φύση‘). Origin: late 15th century (denoting natural science in general, especially the…
The word orthopedic
The word orthopedic comes from the Greek ορθός orthos meaning “straight, correct” and παιδεία paideia meaning “rearing of children.” The term was originally used for…
The word philology
The word philology means ”love of learning and literature; personification of linguistic and literary knowledge.” It comes from the Greek…