Sunday 11 December 2022

COUNTRIES WITH NAMES DERIVED FROM THE GREEK LANGUAGE


 It is estimated that at least 5.000 words and most likely many more derive from the Greek language. 

Argentina the land of silver comes from the Greek name argyros which is Greek for silver. 

Azerbaijan and the ancient city of Atropatine. the name of the of the city comes from the ancient Greek word Atropatis.  

Egypt's name comes from two words of the Greek language specifically it derives from the word Agaion and Yptios meaning "the country below the Aegean Sea".  

From the ancient word Aithiops this is a composite name originating from the verb aitho (burnt) and opsis (face) burnt face 

Georgia derives from the Greek saint St George. 

Indonesia, Micronesia and Polynesia all come from the Greek language. Their ending "nesia" is from the Greek word "nesos" which means island.

Malta named after the famous honey. Greeks are known to have inhabited this tiny island as early as 700 BC The name of Malta derives from the Geek word Meli (honey) 

And Monaco derives from the Greek word Monoikos.

 

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