English words starting with ‘B’ that have Greek origins:
- Bacteria – From bacthria – meaning rods
- Bacteriology – From ‘bakterion’ (small staff) and ‘logia’.
- Bacteriophage – From ‘bakterion’ and ‘phagein’ (to eat).
- Ball – from Vallo (shoot)
- Ballistic – from vallo (shoot)
- Barbarian – From Varvaros – meaning not Greek speaking
- Barometer – From ‘baros’ (weight) and ‘metron’.
- Baryon – From ‘barys’, meaning heavy.
- Basic – From ‘basis’, meaning base
- Basilica – From ‘basilike’, royal.
- Basis – From ‘basis’, meaning base or pedestal.
- Bathyscaphe – From ‘bathys’ (deep) and ‘skaphe’ (vessel).
- Bible – From ‘biblion’, meaning book.
- Bibliography – From ‘biblion’ and ‘graphein’.
- Bibliomania – From ‘biblion’ and ‘mania’ (madness).
- Bibliophile – From ‘biblion’ and ‘philos’ (loving).
- Biocenosis – From ‘bios’ and ‘koinos’ (common).
- Biochemistry – From ‘bios’ and ‘khemeia’ (alchemy).
- Bio-climatology – From ‘bios’ and ‘klima’ (climate).
- Biodegradable – From ‘bios’ and ‘degrade’.
- Biodegradation – From ‘bios’ and ‘degradare’ (to degrade).
- Biodynamic – From ‘bios’ and ‘dynamis’ (power).
- Bioethics – From ‘bios’ and ethic
- Biofeedback – From ‘bios’ and ‘feedback’.
- Biogenesis – From ‘bios’ and ‘genesis’ (origin).
- Biography – From ‘bios’ (life) and ‘graphein’ (to write).
- Bioinformatics – From ‘bios’ and ‘informatics’.
- Biology – From ‘bios’ and ‘logia’
- Bioluminescence – From ‘bios’ and ‘lumen’ (light).
- Biomechanics – From ‘bios’ and ‘mechanikos’ (mechanical).
- Biometrics – From ‘bios’ and ‘metron’ (measure).
- Bionics – From ‘bios’ and ‘technics’.
- Biopsy – From ‘bios’ and ‘opsis’ (view).
- Biosphere – From ‘bios’ and ‘sphaira’ (sphere).
- Biostatistics – From ‘bios’ and ‘statistikos’ (pertaining to standing).
- Biosynthesis – From ‘bios’ and ‘synthesis’.
- Biotechnology – From ‘bios’ and ‘technologia’.
- Biotic – From ‘biotikos’, pertaining to life.
- Biped – From ‘bi’ (two) and ‘pes, pedis’ (foot).
- Bipedal – From ‘bi’ and ‘pedal’, relating to two feet.
- Bipolar – From ‘bi’ and ‘polos’ (axis).
- Blastula – From ‘blastos’, bud or sprout.
- Botany – From ‘botane’, meaning plant or herb.
- Bronchitis – From ‘bronkhos’, meaning windpipe.
- Bucolic – From bucolikos (related to cowherds)
- Byzantine – From ‘Byzantion’, an ancient city.