Greek origin
Derived from Hellas
Greek origin describes something that traces its roots to ancient or modern Greece—whether a word, concept, custom, or person.
English borrows heavily from Greek, especially in scientific and medical terminology: Democracy, philosophy, and biology are all of Greek origin.
The phrase appears in etymological notes and cultural discussions to identify Hellenic ancestry or derivation.
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- ZeusGreek sky god
- chorusSingers performing together
- koineMerged common dialect
- Greek alphabetWriting system from antiquity
tragedy · Pythagoras · ancient Greek · etymology · Latin roots · lexicon · alpha and omega · morphology · flora · carpe diem · Sparta · agora · Greek tragedy · Athena · Trojan horse · Achilles heel · phonetics · Stoicism