Statistics for English Words of Greek Origin

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Greek word & definition	English word(s)	% Correct
δύναμις (dynamis), meaning 'power'	dynamite, dynasty, dynamic	90%
γράμμα (gramma), meaning 'writing'	grammar, monogram	90%
δήμος (dēmos), meaning 'people'	democracy, demography	89%
βίβλος (biblos), meaning 'book'	Bible, bibliography	88%
ζῷον (zōon), meaning 'living creature'	zoo, zoology, zodiac	88%
ψυχή (psychē), meaning 'soul'	psychology, psychiatry, psychic	87%
χρόνος (chronos), meaning 'time'	chronic, chronology, chronological	84%
γράφω (graphō), meaning 'to write'	graph, graphic, photograph	83%
φῶς (phōs), meaning 'light'	photograph, phosphorus	79%
κόσμος (kosmos), meaning 'world/universe'	cosmic, cosmos	76%
ἔθνος (ethnos), meaning 'race/nation'	ethnic, ethnicity	76%
φύσις (physis), meaning 'nature'	physical, physics	76%
θέρμη (thermē), meaning 'heat'	thermal, thermometer	73%
αὐτός (autos), meaning 'self'	autograph, automatic	72%
πνεῦμα (pneuma), meaning 'breath'	pneumatic, pneumonia	71%
πῦρ (pyr), meaning 'fire'	pyrotechnic, pyromania	70%
γῆ (gē), meaning 'earth/world'	geography, geology	67%
σοφία (sophia), meaning 'wisdom'	philosophy, sophisticated	66%
κύκλῳ (kyklō), meaning 'circle/wheel'	cycle, bicycle	61%
ὕδωρ (hydōr), meaning 'water'	hydration, hydraulic, hydroelectric	60%
κρυπτός (kruptós), meaning 'hidden'	crypt, cryptic, cryptocurrency	53%
σύν (syn), meaning 'with'	synthesis, synthetic, synonym	53%
δέκα (deka), meaning 'ten'	decade, decathalon, decagon	52%
ἐπί (epi), meaning 'on'	epidermis, epitaph	46%
ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'by' or 'under'	hypocrite, hypodermic	33%