It is estimated that English has borrowed around 100,000 words from Greek, which makes up about 12% of the English vocabulary. This Greek is used mainly in science and philosophy, but there is also a great number of everyday English words which have their origin in the language of Homer.
In this lecture, the instructor of English language Mrs. Alexandra Lotsari-Groumpou will show you some unconceivable, roundabout and surprising ways that Greek words have travelled through time and through different languages to end up becoming English.
