Your Greek Word On A Sunday
Emmanuela Lia
Award nominated, bite-size podcast. Every Sunday, Greek words used in the English language. Travelling words, connecting cultures.
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Episode 119: Idyllic
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01/31/21 • 0 min
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Episode 24: Hubris
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06/16/18 • 1 min
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Episode 39: Diaspora
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02/10/19 • 0 min
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Episode 273: Telephone
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12/08/24 • 1 min
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Τηλέ (tele) is an Ancient Greek adverb meaning ‘far away’. Φωνή (phone) in both ancient and modern Greek means voice . In 1835 a system of conveying words to a distant point by means of musical notes, was invented by the French composer Jean Francois Sudre. For obvious reasons it wasn’t very practical. The combination of Greek words that was used to describe it however, carried on into foghorns signalling from ship to ship. That didn’t stick either. Then on March 7th 1876 Alexander Graham Bell used the combination of the words for one last time when he submitted his invention of a ΤΗΛΕΦΩΝΟ /TELEPHONE
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Episode 189:Dichotomy
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11/27/22 • 0 min
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Τέμνω (temno) in Greek means 'I cut', the noun is Τομή (tomi). Δυο (dio) means 'two' and when combined it becomes Διχο-(dicho). The combined word came into English from Latin and referred to the philosophical and political division theory of: cutting in two different classes. Since then, it's been more frequently used in every day language, meaning, simply, 'a division'. ΔΙΧΟΤΟΜΗΣΗ/DICHOTOMY
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Episode 212: Comet
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05/07/23 • 0 min
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As we enter Spring and enjoying clear skies more and more, can you imagine what the sky must have looked like in ancient times? How clear and rich the night sky might have looked? Around 500 BC , Greek astronomers were noticing -among other things-moving stars. Κόμη (Come) in ancient Greek meant 'hair' so, a moving start that looked like it had long hair whilst moving was-and still is-a ΚΟΜΗΤΗΣ/COMET
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Episode 274: Card
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12/15/24 • 1 min
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It's getting a little festive in some parts of the world so, I thought of giving you a word that describes one of my favourite festive traditions. Χάρτης (Chartis) in ancient Greek and Χαρτί (charti) in modern, means paper. The word came to English in the 15th century through Latin: Carta then French: Carte and in old English the name for a piece of paper you could play games with. The meaning of a stamped paper that you could write on and post to people, is from 1870 and a little earlier 1862 we find the same word to describe writing and sending wishes for special occasions on a ΧΑΡΤΙ/CARD.
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Episode 98: Butter
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05/31/20 • 0 min
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Episode 120: Demons
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02/07/21 • 0 min
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2024 Thank you!
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12/29/24 • 0 min
Hello everyone!
As the end of 2024 approaches, I'd like to take a minute to thank each and every one of you for the love and support you've shown for this podcast. I intend to keep your minute of knowledge ad free and try and find other ways to make this a profitable endeavour. In the meantime, there is a way you can help. Share this podcast. Far and wide. Post your favourite episode on social media, tell your friends, write a review, play an episode on speakers on the train. No, don't do that! Just share the joy of learning. You can also send me your comments, questions or thoughts about anything you've heard on this podcast to [email protected] or, follow me on Instagram and Blue Sky @yourgreeksunday and leave a comment there.
Have a wonderful New Year's Eve and I'll be back on January 5th with a bright new word!
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How many episodes does Your Greek Word On A Sunday have?
Your Greek Word On A Sunday currently has 279 episodes available.
What topics does Your Greek Word On A Sunday cover?
The podcast is about Learning, Language, History, Myths, Language Learning, Podcasts, English, Education and Greek.
What is the most popular episode on Your Greek Word On A Sunday?
The episode title 'Episode 197: Monotone' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Your Greek Word On A Sunday?
The average episode length on Your Greek Word On A Sunday is 1 minutes.
How often are episodes of Your Greek Word On A Sunday released?
Episodes of Your Greek Word On A Sunday are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Your Greek Word On A Sunday?
The first episode of Your Greek Word On A Sunday was released on Jan 7, 2018.
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