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Greek word origins
A compact shelf of English words with routes through Greek.
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Panic
A feeling named after a god who could make the landscape feel alive.
EmotionGreekSarcasm
The old root is more violent than the modern eye roll.
LanguageGreekSchool
School started as the opposite of being too busy.
LearningGreekPolitics
The word began with the affairs of citizens.
PoliticsGreekLith
A small word part that turns up in stones from monoliths to gastroliths.
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