Greek language

==Greek loanwords in other languages==
{{details|English words of Greek origin|List of Greek and Latin roots in English}}
Greek words have been widely borrowed into other languages, including English. Example words include: ''mathematics'', ''[[physics]]'', ''[[astronomy]]'', ''democracy'', ''philosophy'', ''[[:wikt:athletics|athletics]], theatre, [[rhetoric]]'', ''[[baptism]]'', ''[[:wikt:evangelist|evangelist]]'', etc. Moreover, Greek words and [[morpheme|word elements]] continue to be productive as a basis for coinages: ''[[anthropology]]'', ''photography'', ''[[telephony]]'', ''[[isomer]]'', ''[[biomechanics]]'', ''[[cinematography]]'', etc. Together with [[Scientific Latin|Latin words]], they form the [[International scientific vocabulary|foundation of international scientific and technical vocabulary]]; for example, all words ending in ''–logy'' ("discourse"). There are many [[English words of Greek origin]].<ref>{{harvnb|Scheler|1977}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsit.gr/ellada/poso-ellinikes-einai-oi-ksenes-glosses/2918001/|title=Πόσο "ελληνικές" είναι οι ξένες γλώσσες|date=18 November 2019|website=NewsIt}}</ref>