It's all Greek to me!! (Part One)

The Greek language has permeated all kinds of languages, English being one of them. I have provided some English words below that are of Greek origin, taken from a great book called “It’s all Greek indeed”.

 A Gift of the Ancient Greeks to the rest of the world and a constant reminder that all languages and civilizations are intertwined in an endless embrace.

Enjoy!!!!

English Teacher: Skalidaki Stavroti

 
 

Entertainment

 

BALLET gr. Ballizo=dance. Group dance with music and story.

COMEDY gr. Komodia. Pleasant, amusing theatrical or cinema play with laughable characters and incidents creating a comic spectacle.

ETHNIC gr. Ethnikos=of a nation. Kind of music special to a nation, race or group of people distinguished by race.

MELODY gr. Melodia. Piece of harmonized music.

MUSIC gr. Mousike. (Techne=art) . Art of the Muses. The art of combining sounds in a way pleasant to the ear.

ORGAN  gr. Organon = instrument.  Musical instrument that uses air and pipes, played like piano, used in churches.  Relevant: Organist.

ORCHESTRA gr. Orchesis = dance. Group of musical performers using a variety of instruments. A band of musicians.

PARODY gr. Parodia . Purposely clumsy imitation of a serious play with the aim to make it ridiculous.

PHILARMONIC gr. Philarmonike = friendly to harmony.  Originally an epithet of an orchestra (the orchestra which is a friend of harmony). Later a noun used to denote a musical society or commonly the representative orchestra of a town or municipality.

TELEVISION gr. Tele=away, from distance, + lat. Visio =sight. Image of an animated object transmitted at a distance.

THEATRE gr. Theatron=a place with view, therefore a proper place for all spectators to see a spectacle. A hall where theatrical performances are given.