English words with Greek origin beginning with letter n:
- Nanometre – From ‘nanos’ (dwarf) and ‘metron’ (measure).
- Narcosis – From ‘narkōsis’ (numbing).
- Narcotic – From ‘narkotikos’ (numbing).
- Narcissism – From ‘Narkissos’, a mythological figure.
- Narcolepsy – From ‘narkē’ (numbness) and ‘lepsis’ (seizure).
- Nautical – From ‘nautilos’ (sailor).
- Nebula – From Latin, related to Greek ‘nephos’ (cloud).
- Necromancy – From ‘nekros’ (dead) and ‘manteia’ (divination).
- Necropolis – From ‘nekros’ (dead) and ‘polis’ (city).
- Necrosis – From ‘nekrosis’ (death, decay).
- Nemesis – From ‘nemesis’, meaning righteous indignation.
- Neolithic – From ‘neos’ (new) and ‘lithos’ (stone).
- Neologism – From ‘neos’ and ‘logos’.
- Neon – From ‘neos’, meaning new.
- Neonate – From ‘neos’ and ‘natus’ (born).
- Neonatology – From ‘neos’ (new) and ‘logos’ (study), related to newborns.
- Neophyte – From ‘neophytos’ (newly planted).
- Neoplasm – From ‘neos’ and ‘plasma’ (formation).
- Nephology – From ‘nephos’ (cloud) and ‘logos’.
- Nephritis – From ‘nephros’ (kidney).
- Neoteric – From ‘neos’, meaning modern.
- Neurology – From ‘neuron’ (nerve) and ‘logos’ (study).
- Neurotic – From ‘neurotikos’ (pertaining to the nerves).
- Neurotransmitter – From ‘neuron’ and ‘transmitter’.
- Neurasthenia – From ‘neuron’ and ‘astheneia’ (weakness).
- Nike – related to Goddess ‘nikē’ (victory).
- Nomenclature – From ‘nomen’ (name) and ‘kalein’ (to call), influenced by Greek.
- Nomocracy – From ‘nomos’ and ‘kratos’ (power, rule).
- Nomad – From ‘nomas’ (wandering, roaming).
- Nominal – From ‘nominalis’, influenced by Greek ‘nomos’ (law).
- Nomogram – From ‘nomos’ and ‘gramma’ (writing).
- Nostalgia – From ‘nostos’ (return home) and ‘algos’ (pain).
- Nostos – From Greek ‘nostos’, meaning return journey.
- Nosology – From ‘nosos’ (disease) and ‘logos’.
- Numerology – From ‘numerus’ (number) and ‘logos’, influenced by Greek.
- Nucleotide – From ‘nucleus’ and ‘-ide’, a compound form.
- Nymph – From ‘nymphē’, a minor female nature deity.
- Nymphomania – From ‘nymphē’ and ‘mania’ (madness).
- Nyctophobia – From ‘nyktos’ (night) and ‘phobos’ (fear).