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  2. List of Greek morphemes used in English - Wikipedia

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    Greek Morphemes, Khoff, Mountainside Middle School English vocabulary elements , Keith M. Denning, Brett Kessler, William R. Leben, William Ronald Leben, Oxford University Press US, 2007, 320pp, p. 127, ISBN 978-0-19-516802-0 at Google Books

  3. English words of Greek origin - Wikipedia

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    The Greek language has contributed to the English lexicon in five main ways: . vernacular borrowings, transmitted orally through Vulgar Latin directly into Old English, e.g., 'butter' (butere, from Latin butyrum < βούτυρον), or through French, e.g., 'ochre';

  4. List of Greek and Latin roots in English - Wikipedia

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    The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O; Greek and Latin roots from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are listed in the List of medical roots, suffixes and ...

  5. Foreign-language influences in English - Wikipedia

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    The article's lead section may need to be rewritten.The reason given is: the current lead (i) contradicts the content of the Word origins section and a prominent figure legend, (ii) contains statements only appearing in the lead (violating WP:LEAD), and (iii) presents statements unsupported by citation (anywhere, violating WP:VERIFY), and thus, (iv) appears to violate WP:ORIGINAL RESEARCH.

  6. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G - Wikipedia

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    The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .

  7. English etymology - Wikipedia

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    English etymology is the study of where English words came from. It may refer to: History of the English language; English words of Greek origin; List of Greek morphemes used in English; List of Greek and Latin roots in English; Latin influence in English; List of Latin words with English derivatives; Lists of English words by country or ...

  8. List of Classical Greek phrases - Wikipedia

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    Greek equivalent of the English phrase "A fish rots from the head down"; attested in fifteenth century CE Paroemiae of Michael Apostolius Paroemiographus. [18]

  9. Category:Lists of etymologies - Wikipedia

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    List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents in English; List of Greek morphemes used in English; M. List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca; O.