By Evie Ginie “Psychology“ comes from the Greek synthetics “psyche” and “logos”. The word “psyche” in ancient Greek means “spirit, […]
συνέχεια »Στήλη 'Ταξιδιάρικες Λέξεις(English and Greek)'
all is well that ends well:τέλος καλό,όλα καλά!
by Evie Ginis he Greek proverb ‘τέλος καλό όλα καλά’ comes from the corresponding English ‘all is well that ends […]
συνέχεια »don’t count your chickens…
by Evelina Drouga The English saying ‘don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched’ expresses the popular view on how unfortunate […]
συνέχεια »christmas cards (or…how a star is born!)
by Hellianna Pappamichalis hristmas cards: two English words with Greek origin. The word “Christmas” comes from the Greek word […]
συνέχεια »chimney/κάμινος
by Nick Alexiou The English word ‘chimney’ comes from the Greek word ‘κάμινος’ which originally meant a furnace, an […]
συνέχεια »blood is thicker than water
«Το αίμα νερό δεν γίνεται…» Βy Sotiria Schina In both the Greek and the English culture, blood relations are considered […]
συνέχεια »idiot/ιδιώτης
By Fotis Strimmenos Idiot is a word derived from the Greek ἰδιώτης, idiōtēs («person lacking professional skill», «a private citizen», […]
συνέχεια »gentleman/ευγενής
By Christiana Balla What does really the word «gentleman» mean? Where does it come from? And, what is its etymology? […]
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συνέχεια »god helps those who help themselves
«Σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ χεῖρα κίνει» By Sotiria Schoina This proverb “God helps those who help themselves” was told by a […]
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