{"id":46805,"date":"2024-08-08T13:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/?p=46805"},"modified":"2024-08-28T11:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T11:49:46","slug":"how-has-the-greek-language-influenced-modern-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/how-has-the-greek-language-influenced-modern-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"How Has the Greek Language Influenced The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span> Last updated on August 28th, 2024 at 11:49 am <\/p>

Greek is often regarded as one of the foundational languages of Western civilization, but it is not considered the “mother” of all Western languages.<\/p>\n

Instead, it is one of several ancient languages, including Latin and Sanskrit, that have significantly influenced the development of Western languages.<\/p>\n

Ancient Greek has had a profound impact on the vocabulary, grammar, and literature of many modern Western languages, particularly through its contributions to philosophy, science, mathematics, and the arts.<\/p>\n

Many English words, especially in the fields of science and medicine, are derived from Greek.<\/p>\n

A living proof is that without Greek, English today would have 30% fewer words.<\/p>\n

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The complex relationship of Greek to almost every language of today<\/h2>\n

This is a very big subject, but instead of trying to delve deep into the subject we will only use one example, a single word, and give its relation to today’s words.<\/p>\n

The word ‘Sea’<\/p>\n

The Sea in Ancient Greece:<\/h3>\n

The word Sea had more than 13 different names in Ancient Greek, That’s right, 13.<\/p>\n

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