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Photogenic
Photogenic originates from 2 Greek words, fos (φως) and -genis(-γενής). In Greek the word is φωτογενής (photogenis).
Photography
In every book about photography the definition and origin of the word photography is described.
They analyse that the art is based on light and it is the meaning of the word photography.
Acoustic
Verb listen in Greek is Ακούω (Akuo). From the same verb is the Greek word Ακουστική (Akustiki).Word Ακουστική is the Greek word for the sense of sound. E.g The Ancient Theatre in Epidavros has great acoustic.We also use the same word as adjective for organs that not electrically amplified. Acoustic[…]
Philoxenia
Definition of word philoxenia : An act of hospitableness and welcome. Collins dictionary Word originates from greek word Φιλοξενία (philoxenIa) that is composed by the 2 Greek words Φίλος (philos means friend) and Ξένος (xenos* pronounced ksenos, that means alien, outsider, stranger). In ancient Greece if you had guests from[…]
Agnostic
Agnostic – a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God. Agnostic was first used by Thomas Henry Huxley. Greek word “a” – non / without and greek word for knowledge γνώση (gnosi).
The ancient Greek word was Agnosia means the lack of knowledge but in modern Greek the Agnostic/ Agnosticism is used.
Definition and origin of word asynchronous / synchronous
Asynchronous vs Synchronous learning was one of the biggest debates in the last year.But what really means these words?If you combine the Greek word χρόνος (hronos means time or year ) and the Greek word συν (syn – means plus) you take the word σύγχρονος (sýghronos – someone that happens[…]
Democracy
Democracy from greek word δημοκρατία (demokratia from greek word démos people and krάtos – rule, govern). So people take part on the decisions, take governors positions and are responsible to follow the orders of the people. In ancient Athens, the first democracy, if a man fall to respond to his[…]