etymologyThe origin of the word enthusiasm2nd June 2020The word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word “entheos”ένθεος which means the God within. And the happiest, most interesting people…
Classical GreeketymologyThe origin of the words pandemic & epidemic1st June 2020The word pandemic comes from the Greek prefix παν– (pan-) meaning ‘all, every’ + the word δῆμος (dêmos) meaning “the common people; free…
etymologyThe word: Sycophant28th May 2020Unfortunately, the origin of this example is a bit obscure, as no one knows for sure where it comes from.…
etymologyThe word: economy28th May 2020The word economy comes from the Greek word οικονόμος (οικία+νομή), which means “one who manages a household.” At first, this…
etymologyThe word character27th May 2020Character can be traced back to the Greek χαράσσειν meaning “to sharpen, cut in furrows, or engrave.” This word gave the Greeks χαρακτήρ,…
etymologyThe word philology27th May 2020The word philology means ”love of learning and literature; personification of linguistic and literary knowledge.” It comes from the Greek…
etymologyWhere does the word philanthropy come from?27th May 2020The word “philanthropy” comes to the English language from Greek. In the Greek tradition, the word philanthropy grows from the words “philos” meaning “love” and “anthropos” meaning “man”…
etymologyWhere does the word biology come from?25th May 2020The word biology is derived from the greek words /bios/ meaning /life/ and /logos/ meaning /study/ and is defined as the science of life and living…