https:\/\/www.antiquitatem.com\/en\/graecia-capta-greek-culture-quignard <\/a><\/p>\n\n\tSecondly because the Greek<\/em>, also Latin<\/em>, have been, and continue to be, very productive in creating new words, especially in science and educated field.<\/p>\n\n\tAll these are basic things that everyone knows, as no doubt also knows what I'll summarize below. I want to show how a simple understanding of the meaning of prepositions <\/em>and some preverbs (part of a word that appears at the beginning and clarifies the meaning) Greek <\/em>more used allows us to know easily, or help us to do so, the meaning of technicalities and words apparently of learned abstruse meaning.<\/p>\n\n\tSo I'll do a little relationship, not intended to be exhaustive, of course, but by relating the most common and some techniques that serve as an example.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn this case, gradually we will complete the series, give the beginning with a-, Greek. \u1f00- a-, or -an, gr. \u1f00ν-<\/em> (if the term that it joins begins with vocal), the so-called privative alpha<\/em> (first letter of the Greek <\/em>alphabet). It is not properly a preposition, but both in Greek <\/em>and Latin <\/em>and several modern languages it serves to deny or indicate the lack or deprivation of the term that comes joined. I relate only Greek <\/em>words, not Latin, nor others involved in the composition of the a-, but not the alpha privative<\/em>. It will be time for other listings.<\/p>\n\n\tAbiogenesis<\/strong>: \u1f00- (a-) (no, without, non, un-) βιο- (bio-) (life) – γ\u03adνεσις (genesis) (origin, principle or process of formation)<\/em>: spontaneous generation from nonliving matter.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tabyss <\/strong>and abyssal<\/strong>: \u1f04- (a -) (no, without, non, un-) -βυθ\u03ccς (Byzas) background: bottomless<\/em>: belonging to the abyss; wildlife that lives in the deep sea<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tAboulia<\/strong>, Abulia<\/strong>: \u1f00- βουλ\u1f77α ,a-boulia, from βουλ\u1f74 (boule) (the will) and this from βο\u03cdλομαι (boulomai) (to will, to want<\/em>): no will; indolent, selflessness, without interest. See apathy. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAcephaly<\/strong>, Acephalus<\/strong>: \u1f00 -κεφαλ\u1fc7 (a-kefale)(head), \u1f00-κ\u1f73φαλος (aképhalos)<\/em>: headless<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tAkinesia<\/strong>: \u1f00κινησ\u03afα (akinesia); from κ\u03afνησις (kinesis), movement, and this from κiν\u03adο, kineo, to move<\/em>: immobility, without movement, paralysis<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tacracy<\/strong>: \u1f00κρατ\u03afα (akrata) (intemperance) from \u1f00-κρ\u03acτος (a-kratos) (power, authority<\/em>): Doctrine which advocates the abolition of all authority; pertaining or relative to the acracia. Partisan of the acracia. Lawlessness. <\/strong><\/em>See anarchy<\/p>\n\n\tAchromia <\/strong>and Achromaticity<\/strong>: χρ\u1ff6μα, -ατος (chroma, -atos) (color)<\/em>: colorless.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAphasia: <\/strong>\u1f00φασ\u03afα (aphasia) from \u1f00- φημ\u03af (femi, femi) (speaking<\/em>): inability to speak, loss of speech.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAphonia<\/strong>, aphonic<\/strong>, aphonous<\/strong>: \u1f00φων\u03afα (Aphonia) from φων\u03ae (phone) (sound)<\/em>: Loss of voice. Voicelessness; without voice.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAgenesis<\/strong>: from \u1f00γενησ\u03afα, from α- γ\u03adνος (a-genos) (origin, birth, race, training)<\/em>: quality of uncreated; inability to beget. Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAgerasia<\/strong>: \u1f00γηρασ\u03afα (ag\u0113rasía) from a-γ\u1fc6ρας (a-geras) (old age<\/em>): Old age exempt from infirmities of this age. An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAgnosis<\/strong>, agnosy<\/strong>, agnosia<\/strong>, agnostic <\/strong>and agnosticism<\/strong>: αγν\u1ff6σις (agnosis) from α-γν\u1ff6σις. Αγνωμαζει, (agn\u014dstikós) from αγνωστικ\u03ccς (relative to knowledge) from γιγν\u03ceσκω (ginnosko) (know<\/em>). Inability to recognize objects through the senses. Philosophical attitude that declares inaccessible to human understanding all knowledge of the divine and what transcends experience or senses.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAlexia<\/strong>: \u1f00- and λ\u03adξις (lexis) (speech, diction) from λ\u03adγω (lego) (to say, express, read<\/em>): The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAmazon<\/strong>: Αμαζ\u03ceν (amazon).<\/em> Its etymology is not absolutely clear, but it has been made popularly derived from α (a-) and μαζ\u03ccς (breast)<\/em>, because it was said that these warriors were amputated from right breast or burned to better draw the bow. But scientifically it has been proposed that the name derives from the name of an Iranian tribe called * ha-mazan, the warriors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tMarcus Junianus Justinus or Justinus Frontinus <\/em> includes the their fantastic version in his "Historiae Phillippicae ex Trogo Pompeio", Liber II, 4:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t"They exercised the virgins on weapon-wielding, horse-riding and hunting, and burned the children's right breasts, so that arrow-throwing wouldn't be impeded; and for such reason, they were called Amazons."<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\t"Virgines (…) armis, equis, venationibus exercebant, inustis infantum dexterioribus mammis, ne sagittarum iactus impediantur; unde dictae Amazones."<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAmbrosia<\/strong>: \u1f00μβροσ\u03afα ambrosia, from α- αν- αμ- \u1f04μ-βροτος ám-brotos, immortal , not human, divine<\/em>. Drink constituted among other things by honey, proper to the gods because it gave the immortality. Ragweed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAmenorrhea<\/strong>: \u1f00- a-, μ\u03aeν, μην\u03ccς men, menos, (month) and -ρροια –rroia from \u1fe5\u03adω rheo, to run, to flow<\/em>. Absence of menstrual flow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tAnalphabet<\/strong>:: \u1f00ναλφ\u03acβητος analpháb\u0113tos from \u1f00ν-\u1f04λφα β\u03adτα alpha, beta (first letters of the Greek alphabet)<\/em>: Illiterate. Who can’t read or write.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnalgesia<\/strong>, analgesic: \u1f00ναλγησ\u03afα Analgesia, \u1f02ν-\u1f04λγος an- without algos, pain<\/em>. Absence or reduction of painful sensations; insensitivity. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnarchy<\/strong>, anarchism<\/strong>, anarchist<\/strong>: \u1f00ναρχ\u03afα anarchy, \u1f02ν-, \u1f04ρχω an-archo, to order, \u1f00ρχ\u1f74, arché, origin, control, power<\/em>: absence of government or authority. Doctrine which advocates the abolition of the state and the elimination of all power or authority which constrains individual freedom.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnemia<\/strong>, anaemia<\/strong>: \u1f00ναιμ\u03afα anaimia from \u1f02ν-, an, α\u1f37μα, aima, blood<\/em>: blood deficiency, low blood count.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\tAnerosia<\/strong>: \u1f02ν-, an-, \u1f14ρως, eros, love,<\/em>: absence of love.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnesthesia <\/strong>and anesthetic<\/strong>: \u1f00ναισθησ\u03afα anaisth\u0113sía, \u1f00ν-, an-, α\u1f30σθ\u03aeσεις, theseis, sensation, perception, from α\u1f30σθ\u03acνομαι, aisthanomai, receive:<\/em> insensitivity, without sensitivity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnhydrous<\/strong>: \u1f04νυδρος ánydros, from \u1f00ν-, an, \u1f55δωρ, hydor, water<\/em>: that has no water.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnhydride<\/strong>: \u1f04νυδρος ánydros from \u1f00ν- a, \u1f55δωρ, hydro, water, ε\u1f36δος, eidos, aspect<\/em>: corps resulted from the combination of oxygen and a nonmetallic element that reacts with water and gives an acid.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnhidrosis<\/strong>: \u1f00ν\u03afδρωσις anídr\u014dsis from \u1f00ν-, an-, \u1f31δρ\u03ccω, hidroo, to sweat \u1f31δρ\u03ceς, hydros, sweating<\/em>: no sweating. The reduced ability or inability to sweat<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tAnhipnia<\/strong>: \u1f00ν-, an, \u1f55πνος, hipnos, sleep<\/em>,: absence of sleep.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnodyne<\/strong>: \u1f00νωδυν\u03afα an\u014ddynía, \u1f00ν\u03ceδυνος, anodyne, from \u1f00ν-\u1f40δ\u03cdνη, odyne, pain;, from \u1f40δυν\u1f00ω, odynao, causing pain.<\/em> : Absence of pain, free from pain. <\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\tAnomaly<\/strong>: \u1f00νωμαλ\u03afα anomaly, from \u1f00ν-\u1f41μαλ\u1f78ς, an-homalos, even, same,<\/em> Deviation or discrepancy of a rule or use, irregular, uneven, strange.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnomie<\/strong>: \u1f00νομ\u03afα. from \u1f00-ν\u03ccμος, nomos, usage, custom<\/em>: Absence of law.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnonymous<\/strong>: Anonymos \u1f00ν\u03ceνυμος from \u1f00ν-\u1f44νομα, onoma, name<\/em>: without name<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnopsia <\/strong>and anopia<\/strong>: \u1f00νοψ\u03afη anopsí\u0113 from \u1f00ν- (an-) and \u1f44ψις (opsis) "sight"<\/em>: blindness, sightless, A defect in vision. State or condition of sightlessness, often due to medical reasons. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnorexia<\/strong>: \u1f00νορεξ\u03afα anorexia, from \u1f00ν-\u1f44ρεξ\u03afς, orexis, appetite, from \u1f40ρ\u03adγω, orego, to desire, to tender<\/em>: inappetence, absence of appetite, without appetite.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnuria<\/strong>: \u1f00ν- ο\u1f56ρον, ouron, urine, from ουρ\u03ce, ouro, to urinate<\/em>: complete cessation of urinary secretion. A condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAorist<\/strong>: \u1f00\u03ccριστος aoristos from a- \u1f41ριστ\u03ccς, determined, defined, from \u1f41ρ\u03afζω, oriso, to limit<\/em>,: undefined, not done, not completed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tApathy<\/strong>, apathic <\/strong>and apathetic<\/strong>: from \u1f00-π\u03acθος, pathos, passion, incident”, “emotion”, “passion, feeling<\/em>: impassive mind, without passions, indolence, impassibility”, “insensibility”, “freedom from emotion, absence of vigor or energy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tApnea<\/strong>: from \u1f04πνοια ápnoia, \u1f00-απνοια, pnoia, breathing, from πν\u03adω, pneo, to breath<\/em> : cessation of breathing. Drowning.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\tApteran<\/strong>, apterous<\/strong>: \u1f04πτερος wingless, from \u1f04-πτερ\u1f78ν, pteron, wing, feather: Wingless insect; In a building, especially a classical temple without columns in its side walls. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tArrhythmia<\/strong>: \u1f00ρρυθμ\u03afα arrythmia, from \u1f00-\u1fe5υθμ\u03ccς, Rythmos, rhythm<\/em>.: regularly Irregularity and inequality in the heart's contractions. An irregular heartbeat.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\t