The Greek language

The first known form of the Greek language called Proto-Greek.
The period of the Mycenaean Greek dialect, during which the first known Greek scripture (1450 BC) is produced.
The beginning of the medieval Greek also known as Byzantine Greek. It‘s the link between the Modern and Koine Greek.
1493 AD
The beginning of the Modern Greek, associated with the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453
A poem in Proto-Greek
An inscription in Linear B, which was used to write down Myceanean Greek
A page from the Old Testament in Koine Greek
A page from the New Testament in Medieval Greek
The Modern Greek alphabet
Fun facts about the Greek language
The longest word to appear in literature is Greek and it contains 182 characters!
• When transliterated into English, Lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­meno­kichl­epi­kossypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­tragano­pterygon is the longest Ancient Greek word. It is a fictional dish and was created by Aristophanes in his comedy Assemblywomen.
Around 12% of English words derive from Greek
• Greek hugely influenced English, and as such, many technical and scientific terms derive from Greek (especially prefixes). For example, mathematics, astronomy, and biology are of Greek origin. Additionally, almost every English word that starts with „ph” (e.g., philosophy, photograph,...

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