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December 19, 2011
English words from the Classical Myths: Priapism
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According to the Oxford dictionary, the word priapism means "persistent and painful erection of the penis".
According to the Etymology dictionary, the word priapism comes from Priapus son of Dionysus and Aphrodite, the god who personified male reproductive power. His name is of unknown origin". He was a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his absurdly oversized, permanent erection. He became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia, in words of wikipedia.
Other words referring to priapism are : priapic and priapulid. We can see the use of the word in this article
December 18, 2011
English words from the Classical Myths: Psychology
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word Psychology means ''the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behaviour in a given context''.
According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word Psychology comes from the name of Greek, psyque '' the soul, mind, spirit, breath, life, the invisible animating principle or entity which occupies and directs the physical body'' (personified as Psykhe, the lover of Eros).
''Psyche is the wife of Eros, the god of love Aphrodite's son. She married him without knowing who it is but one night he discovers. Aphrodite jealous want to get rid of the psyche but ultimatelysaves Eros and the fruit of the gods and becomes a goddess'', in words of Wikipedia.
Other words referring to psycologhy are psychologist, psychological.We cand see the use of the word psychology in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Music
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word music means" vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion".
According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word music comes from the name of the Greek god of art, Muse."There were nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and their specialties are traditionally: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry, lyric art), Euterpe (music, especially flute), Melpomene (tragedy), Polymnia (hymns), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy)".
"They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths. The compliment to a real woman who inspires creative endeavor is a later idea" in words of Wikipedia.Other words referring to muse are museum or mosaic. We can see how to use the word music in this article.
English words from Greek gods: Plutocracy
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According to the Oxford Dictionary the word plutocracy means: "government by the wealthy"
According to the Etymology Dictionary the word plutocracy comes from the name of the Greek god of wealth, Plouton. "In ancient Greek religion and myth, Pluto was a name for the ruler of the underworld; the god was also known as Hades, a name for the underworld itself. This deity has two major myths: in Greek consmogony, he received the rule of the underworld in a three-way division of sovereignty over the world, with his brothers Zeus ruling Heaven and Poseidon the Sea; and he abducts Persephone to be his wife and the queen of his realm. In other myths, he plays a secondary role, mostly as the possessor of a quest-object." in words of Wikipedia.
Other words referring to pluto are: plutocrat, plutocratic and plutocratically (according to Oxford Dictionary). We can see the use of the word plutocracy in this article
English words from the Classical Myths: Fortune
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word fortune means "chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs".
According to the Wikipedia the word fortune comes from the name of the Roman goddess of luck, Fortuna, is the equivalent to the Greek goddness Tyche.
"She might bring good luck or bad: she could be represented as veiled and blind, as in modern depictions of Justice, and came to represent life's capriciousness".
"On June 24 she was given cult at the festival of Fors Fortuna".

Other words from Fortune are fortunate, fortunately or fortuity.
We can find the use of the word fortune in the name of this magazine.
December 17, 2011
English words from Greek gods: Mnemonics.
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According to the Oxford dictionary, mnemonics is "the study and development of systems for improving and assisting the memory".
According to the Ethymology dictionary, mnemonics is the "“art of developing memory", it is " from Gk. mnemonikos "of or pertaining to memory," from mnemon (gen. mnemonos) "remembering, mindful," frommnasthai "remember," from PIE base *men- "to think". The noun meaning "mnemonic device" is from 1858. Mnemosyne, lit. "memory, remembrance," was a titaness, mother of the Muses.
According to Wikipedia, Mnemoysne "was the personification of memory in Greek mithology. This titaness was the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus."
Mnemonically is a word derived from the same root.
We can see the use of the word mnemonics in this website
English words from the Classical Myths: Echo.
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word echo means "a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener". According to the Wikipedia, the word echo "was an Oread (a mountain nymph) who loved her own voice. Zeus loved consorting with beautiful nymphs and visited them on Earth often. Eventually, Zeus's wife, Hera, became suspicious, and came from Mt. Olympus in an attempt to catch Zeus with the nymphs".
Other words referring to echo are echo chamber, echo sounder, echo virus. We can see the use of the word echo in this article.
December 16, 2011
English words from the Classical Myths: Typhoon
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According to the Oxford Dictionary typhoon is "a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans".
According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word typhoon comes from the name of the Greek god of whirlwind, typhon. "He was a monstrous immortal storm-giant who was defeated and imprisoned by Zeus ion the pit of tartaros He was the source of devastating storm winds which issued forth from that dark nether realm.
He was so huge that his head was said to brush the starts. He appeared man-shaped down to the things, with two coiled vipers in place of legs. Attached to his hands in place of fingers were a hundred serpent heads, fifty per hand. He was winged, with dirty matted hair and beard, pointed ears, and eyes flashing fire" in words of Theoi Encyclopedia.
Other word referring to typhoon are t yphoeus and typhonic. We can see the use of the word typhoon in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Martial
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word martial means "relating to fighting or war". According to the Etymology Dictionary , the word martial comes from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars."The Roman god of war, apparently from earlier Mavors, related to Oscan Mamers. He also had agricultural attributes, and may ultimately have been a Spring-Dionysus." "Although Mars was viewed primarily as a destructive and destabilizing force, Mars represented military power as a way to secure peace, and was a father of the Roman people." in words of Wikipedia.
Other words referring to mars are martian or martially. We can see the use of the word martial in this article.
December 15, 2011
English words from Greeks gods: Mercurial
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word mercurial means '' subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind ''.
According to the Etymology Dictionary the word mercurial cames from the name of the Greek god Mercury, the god of the merchandise'' the Roman god, originally a god of tradesmen andthieves, from merx (merchandise); or perhaps from Etruscan and influenced by merx. Later he was associated with Greek Hermes''.
''He was a messenger who wore winged sandals, and a god of trade, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in Roman mythology.In his earliest forms, he appears to have been related to the Etruscan deity Turms, but most of his characteristics and mythology were borrowed from the analogous Greek god, Hermes'' in words of Wikipedia.
Other words referring to mercurial are mercurialis, mercuriality and mercurian.
We can see the use of the word in this article about a famous mercurial man.
English words from the Classical Myths: Midas touch
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the expression Midas touch means '' the hability to make money out of anything one undertakers''.
According to the Etymology Dictionary the expression Midas touch comes to the '' the king of Phrygia whose touched turned everything to gold (including his food).''
''He bears some relation to the historical Mita, king of the Mushki in Western Anatolia in the later 8th century BC. King Mita of Mushki warred with Sargon II of Assyria and defended his kingdom of Phrygia from the Cimmerians'' in words of Wikipedia.
We can see how tu use the expression in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Narcisissism
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word narcissism means "Psychology extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one´s own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type". According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word narcissism comes from the greek beautiful youth, Narkissos. Narkissos was the son of the god of the rivers, Cephissus. Narkissos fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and was turned to the flower narcissus. Other words referring to narcissism are narcissus and narcissistic.We can see the use of the word narcissism in this article when saying "Having children is an act of genetic narcissism. We look for traits that remind us of ourselves."
English words from the Classical Myths: Ocean
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According to the Oxford dictionary, the word ocean means "a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically".
According to the Etymology dictionary, the word ocean comes from the Greek god Oceanus "occean (12c.), from L. oceanus, from Gk. okeanos, the great river or sea surrounding the disk of the Earth (as opposed to the Mediterranean), of unknown origin. Personified as Oceanus, son of Uranus and Gaia and husband of Tethys".
Wikipedia says that "Oceanus was a titan, and he was the protector of the greek ships, he have a sister called Thetys, and they created the nymps sea, also known as the three-thousand Oceanids".
There are other derivates of the word, such as Oceania
This word is used in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Siren
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According to the Oxford Dictionary siren is "a device that makes a loud prolonged sound as a signal or warning"
According to the etymology Dictionary, the word siren comes from the name of "sea nymph who by her singing lures sailors to their destruction ".
Acording to the Wikipedia the word siren comes from the the greks god Peisinoe, Aglaope y Thelxiepeia."In Greek mythology the sirens were three dangerous mermaid like creatures, portrayed as seductreses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music".

Other words referring to siren are siren song, siren suit and sirenia
We can see the use of the word siren in this article .
English Words from the Classical Myths: Stentorian
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According to the Oxford dictionary Stentorian is: (of a person’s voice) loud and powerful: a stentorian roar. (adjetive).
According to the Etymology dictionary Stentorian is : "of powerful voice," c.1600, from Stentor, legendary Greek herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (described in the "Iliad") was as loud as 50 men. His name is from Gk. stenein "groan, moan".
Other words with this root are : Stentor ( a sedentary trumpet-shaped animal), stentorphone and stentorin.
We can see how to use Stentorian in this article.
December 14, 2011
English words from the Classical Myths: Jovial.
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According to the Oxford Dictionary jovial is "as an adjective, cheerful and friendly". According to the Etimology Dictionary, the word jovial comes from under the influence of the planet Jupiter. "The meaning (good-humored, merry), is from astrological belief that those born under the sign of the planet Jupiter are of such dispositions." In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter (Latin Iuppiter) or Jove is the king of the gods, and the god of the sky and thunder in words of wikipedia. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. Other words referring to jovial are joviality, jovialize, etc. We can see the use of this words in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Venerate
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According to the Oxford Dictionary the word venerate is "regard whit great respect; revere"
According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word venerate comes from the name of the Roman Goddess of beauty and love, Venus." Venus is a Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty, sex, sexual seduction and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths. From the third century BC, the increasing Hellenization of Roman upper classes identified her as the equivalent of the greek goddess Aphrodite" in words of Wikipedia.
Another word referring to Venus is venereal disease. We can see the use of the word venerate in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Atlas
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According to the Oxford dictionary, the word atlas means:"A book of maps or charts". According to the Etimology, the word atlas comes from a Titan called Atlas.
" Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, supposed to uphold the pillars of heaven, which was his punishment for being the war leader of the Titans in the struggle with the Olympian gods."Other words referring to atlas are: atlas moth, atlas mountains, atlantic. We can see the use of the word atlas in this article.
English words from the Classical Myths: Volcano
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, volcano is " a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust".According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word volcano comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan. " The origin of the Roman god of fire Vulcan has been traced back to the Cretan god Velchanos by Gérard Capdeville, primarily under the suggestion of the close similarity of their names" in words of wikipedia Encyclopedia.Other words referring to volcano are volcanogenic, volcanological, volcanology. We can see the use of the word volcano in this article.
December 13, 2011
English words from the Classical Myths: Cereal.
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According to the Oxford Dictionary , the word cereal means ''a grass producing edible grain that is grown as an agricultural crop''.
According to the Etymology Dictionary , the word cereal comes from the name of the Greek goddess of agriculture, Ceres.'' Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly

relationships. She was originally the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian, then was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres". The seven-day April festival of Cerealia, included the popular Ludi Ceriales (Ceres' games). She was also honoured in the May lustration of fields at the Ambarvalia festival, at harvest-time, and during Roman marriages and funeral rite'' in words of Wikipedia.This word is used for the name Cerealine, a trademark. We can see how to use the word cereal in this article .
December 12, 2011
English words from Greek gods: Hypnosis
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According to the Oxford Dictionary hypnosis is "the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction".
According to the Etymology Dictionary, the word hypnosis comes from the name of the Greek god of sleep, hypnos. "He resided in Erebos, the land of eternal darkness, beyond the gates of the rising sun. From there he rose into the sky each night in the train of his mother Nyx (Night). Hypnos was often paired with his twin brother Thanatos (Peaceful Death), and the Oneiroi (Dreams) were his brothers or sons" in words of Theoi Encyclopedia.
Other words referring to hypnos are hypnophobia, hypnotherapy or hypnotic. We can see the use of the word hypnosis in this article.
February 24, 2011
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Odometer
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary of English odometer is an instrument for measuring the distance traveled; for example a odometer you use when running (like in this pic.)

According to the Etymology Online Dictionary odometer it comes from Greek hodos ''way'' + meter (from metron "measure").

Other words with these roots are: meter, telemeter and symmetry (with meter). Or electrode, diode and exodus (with hodos).
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Centrifuge
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According to the Merriam-Webster, centrifugue is ''a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing , or for simulating gravitational effects''. The girl in the pic seems to be looking for centrifugation ;-)

According to the Etymology Dictionary,centrifugue derives from Greek centr- (center)
and from Latin -fuge (to put to flight).

Another words with the root centr- are: centralize, centralization and centripetal. Other words with the root -fuge are: calcifuge, vermifuge and refuge.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Kleptomania
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary kleptomania is "a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive". Like the woman in the picture.
According to the Etymology Dictionary kleptomania derives from Greek kleptes- "thief" and -mania "compulsion or obsession".Cleptobiosis has got the same root as kleptomania. Another words with the root klepto- or clepto- are: biblioklept, clepsydra, kleptocracy. Other words with the root -mania are: heroinomania, melomania, erotomania.
Photo: Mark Velasquez
February 22, 2011
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Herbicide
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According to Encyclopedia Britannica herbicide is "an agent, usually chemical, for killing or inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants". For example, this quimical herbicide.

Herbicide: derives from Latin herb meaning " green crops, grass"+ bi "life" and -cide" kill, killer".

Other words with the prefix herb- are: herbivore, herbivorous, herbal .Other words with the suffix cide- are: biocide , genocide, homicide.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Genocide
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary´s genocide is " the deliberate and sistematic destruction of a racial, political or cultural group". For example in the photo we see a group of jews in a nazi concentration camp .

According to the Etimology Dictionary´s genocide derives from Greek and composed of Greek genos "race, kind" and latín -cide "killer".Other words with the root gen- are: genesis, genetic and generic. Other words with the root -suffix -cide are: biocide, suicide and infanticide.
February 21, 2011
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Hydrophobia
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According to the WordReference Dictionary hydrophobia is a "extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies". The cat in the pic seems to suffer from hydrophobia.
According to the etimology dictionary hydrophobia derives from hydr-, stem of hydros "water" + phobos "dread, fear". With the root hydr- we have words such as hydroelectricity, hydropower, hydrometer or hydroplane.With the root -phobia we have words such as zoophobia, photophobia, claustrophobia, or hemophobia.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Megalith
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According to the Word Reference Dictionary, megalith is a "prehistoric monument of huge stones unworked". In the pic you can see Obelix carrying a menhir, a type of megalith.In the province of La Coruña dolmens abound, especially in areas bordering Lugo and near the coast, near turn of the province of Pontevedra. The Galician megalithic is varied, with great buildings, but there are many small mounds or "mámoas".

According to the wiktionary, the word megalith comes from the Greek, formed from the word mega- (large) and the word -lithos (stone).

Other words with the prefix mega- are: megatherium, megaton or acromegaly. Other words with the root -lithos are: monolith, lithography or lithotripsy.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Carnivore
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According to the dictionary.com carnivore is a flesh-eating mammal of the order Carnivora, comprising the dogs, cats, bears, seals, and weasels or an insectivorous plant. In this pic we can see a she lion eating a piece of flesh.
According to the Etmology Dictionary carnivore derives from Latin carnivorus "flesh eating" from caro "flesh" + vorare "to devour".
Ohter words with caro-: carnival, reincarnation">[">reincarnation] and carnal.With vorare : insectivore, herbivore and omnivore.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Cephalopod
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary cephalopod means "marine mollusks including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses that move by expelling water from a tubular siphon under the head and that have a group of muscular usually sucker-bearing arms around the front of the head, highly developed eyes"

According to the Etymology Dictionary cephalopod derives from Greek cephalo-(chephale) means "head" and -pod (podos) means "foot"

Cephalotorax has got the same root as cephalopod. Other words with Cephalo- are: electrocefalogram, microcephalic, hidrocephalic
Other words with the root -pod are: arthropod, gastropod ,tripod.
January 19, 2011
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Taxidermy
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According to the Merrian -Webster dictionary, taxidermy means "the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals and especially vertebrates". In the picture we can see an "example" of taxidermy.

According to the Etymology Diccionary taxidermy comes from Greek taxis "arrangement" , from tassein "arrange" and derma "skin".
Chemotaxis, taxonomy and ataxia are words with the same root taxis. Epidermis, echinoderm and scleroderma are words with the same root derma.
December 24, 2010
Hilare Natale (Merry Christmas)
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December 19, 2010
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Chloroform
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According to the Dictionary Reference Chloroform is "used chiefly in medicine as a solvent andformerly as an anesthetic."This is an "example" of the use of chloroform.
According to the Etymology Dictionary chloroform derives from french (chlor-) comb. form meaning "chlorine" and (-formic) coined from Latin formica "ant;" so called because it was obtained from red ants".
Chloremia, "is an excess of chlorides in the blood" has got the same root as Chloroform, but at the same time as Chloroleukemia: "is a kind of myelogenous leukemia in which specific tumor masses are not seen at autopsy, but body fluids and organs are green", chloroplast: "any of the chlorophyll-bearing bodies of plant cells.", chlorosis: "A form of chronic anemia, primarily of young women, characterized by a greenish-yellow discoloration of the skin and usually associated with deficiency in iron and protein. Also called chloremia."Other words with de root (-formic) are formicary and formication.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Dermatitis
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According to the Merriam - Webster Dictionary dermatitis is "inflammation of the skin", for example, in this hand dermatitis.

Dermatitis derives from Greek derma "skin" + -itis "inflamation". With the root derma- we have words such us echinoderm, hypodermic or pachyderm.
With the suffix -itis we have words such us gastritis, bronchitis or encephalitis.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Catalogue
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According to the Merrian -Webster Dictionary, catalogue means "a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details". In English we can say both catalog (Am.) and catalogue (Brit.).
According to the Etymology Dictionary catalogue comes from Greek katalogos, meaning a list, register, enrollment". Catalogue derives from Greek kata, meaning "down, completely"; and legein, meaning "to say, count".
Cataclysm, catafalque and catastrophe are words with the same root kata. Monologue, homologus and analects are words with the same root legein.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Agriculture
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According to the Merriam-Webster agriculture is ''the
science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil,
producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying
degrees the preparation and marketing of
the resulting products''.

According to the Etymology Dictionary agriculture
derives from Greek, agri- (a field) and -culture (culti-
vation).

Another words with the root agri- are: agrarian ,
agribusiness and agroecology. Other words with the
root -culture are acculturation, counterculture and
aquaculture.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Cryptogram
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According to the Merriam-Webster's dictionari cryptogram it's a comunication in cipher or code or a figure or representation having a hidden significance; for example the cryptogram in this pic.

According to the etymology dictionary cryptogram it comes from crypto "hidden" + gram ''word, letter'' in this order.

Other words with this roots are for example, with crypto cryptology, encrypt or cryptic; and with gram pictogram, telegram or hologram.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Cardiopathy
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According to the Wiktionary Dictionary cardiopathy is "any disease or disorder of the heart", is very dangerous because it can cause death, is usually caused by asthma or cholesterol, but may also occur elsewhere in the cardiovascular system. There are many types of heart disease, but the most dangerous and common is ischemic heart disease, if it becomes chronic, it is called myocardial infarction.

According to the Dicciomed Dictionary: from Greek, heart disease is formed by: cardio- (heart) + patheia (disease).

Other words with the root cardio- are: cardiogram or cardiopulmonary. Other words with the root -pathy are: gastropathy, psychopaty or encephalopaty.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Circumference
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According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary circumference is "the perimeter of a circle" or "the external boundary or surface of a figure or object". In the picture we can see an example of circumference, a ferris-wheel.
According to the Etymology Dictionary circumference comes from Latin circumferentia. Circumference is composed by circum- "around" and -ferre "to carry".
Circumpolar has got the same roots as circumference. Other words with the root circum- are: circumnavigate, circumspect, circumflex.
Other words with the root ferr- are: ferry, reference , ferris wheel.
Greek an Latin Roots of English: Cytoplasm
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary cytoplasm is "the organized complex of inorganic and organic substances external to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and membrane-bound organelles ( as mitochondria or chloroplasts).

According to the Etymology Dictionary cytoplasm derives from Greek Kytos " a hollow, receptable, basket" and from Greek plasm "something molded or created".
Another words with the root kytos- are: cytochrome, cytochemistry and cytochalasin. Other words with the root -plasm are: plasmodesma, plasmolytic and plastically.
Greek and Latin Roots of English: Acupuncture
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According to the Dictionary Reference Acupuncture is"a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body. This is an example of acupuncture.
According to the Etymology Dictionary acupuncture derives from the latin (acus-) meaning"needle" + (-puncture) meaning "to prick, pierce".
Acupressure, "an alternative medicine technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to acupuncture ponits by the hand, elbow, or with various devices" has got the same root as aeronautics, but at the same time as acuity, acumen.Other words with the root -punctus are punctilious, punctuation, punctuate.

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