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English words starting with ‘G’ that have Greek origins:

1. Galactic – From ‘galaxias’.
2. Galaxy – From Greek ‘galaxias’, meaning milky, a reference to the Milky Way.
3. Gamete – From Greek ‘gametes” meaning husband
4. Ganglion – From ‘ganglion’, meaning swelling, tumor.
5. Gastric – From ‘gaster’.
6. Gastritis – From ‘gaster’ and ‘itis’ (inflammation).
7. Gastronomy – From ‘gaster’ (stomach) and ‘nomos’ (law, order).
8. Gastrula – From ‘gaster’ and the diminutive suffix ‘-ula’.
9. Gene – From ‘genos’, meaning origin, birth.
10. Genealogy – From ‘genea’ meaning ‘generation’ / logos (study)
11. Gender – From ‘genos’, meaning origin, birth.
12. General – From ‘genikos’ meaning generic
13. Genesis – From genesis, meaning to come to being.
14. Genetics – From ‘genetikos’, meaning generative.
15. Genocide – From ‘genos’ and ‘caedere’ (to kill).
16. Genre – From ‘genos’, meaning origin, birth.
17. Geocentric – From ‘geo’ and ‘kentron’ (center).
18. Geodesic – From ‘geodesia’, meaning dividing the earth.
19. Geography – From ‘geo’ (earth) and ‘graphein’ (to write).
20. Geology – From ‘geo’ and ‘logos’ (study).
21. Geomagnetic – From ‘geo’ and ‘magnetis’ (magnet).
22. Geometry – From ‘geo’ and ‘metron’ (measure).
23. Geothermal – From ‘geo’ and ‘therme’ (heat).
24. Geriatric – From ‘geron’ (old man) and ‘iatrikos’ (medical treatment).
25. Gigabyte – From ‘gigas’, meaning giant.
26. Gladiator – From ‘gladiatos’, meaning swordsman.
27. Glaucoma – From ‘glaukos’, meaning gleaming, silvery.
28. Glossary – From ‘glossa’, meaning tongue, language.
29. Glycaemic – From ‘glykys’ (sweet).
30. Glycolysis – From ‘glykys’ and ‘lysis’ (dissolving).
31. Gnosis – From ‘gnosis’, meaning knowledge.
32. Gnostic – From ‘gnostikos’, meaning knowing, able to discern.
33. Gonorrhoea – From ‘gone’ (seed) and ‘rhein’ (to flow).
34. Gospel – From ‘euangelion’ (good news); ‘eu’ (good) + ‘angelion’ (message).
35. Grammar – From ‘gramma’ (letter, writing).
36. Granite – From ‘granites’, meaning grainy.
37. Graph – From ‘graphein’.
38. Graphic – From ‘graphikos’, meaning pertaining to drawing.
39. Graphite – From ‘graphein’, meaning to write.
40. Graphology – From ‘graphein’ and ‘logos’.
41. Gravimeter – From ‘baros’ (weight) and ‘metron’.
42. Greek – From Graecus son of Zeus and Pandora
43. Gymnasium – From ‘gymnasion’, a place for athletic training.
44. Gymnastics – From ‘gymnos’, meaning naked.
45. Gynaecologist – From ‘gyne’ and ‘logos’.
46. Gynaecology – From ‘gyne’ (woman) and ‘logos’.
47. Gyro – From ‘gyros’, meaning circle or turn.
48. Gyroscope – From ‘gyros” (circle) and scope (to look)