GREEK ROOT-WORDS AND DERIVATIVES.
To Greek, also, English is indebted for a considerable number of words, especially in the language of science and medicine; for the ancient physicians were commonly Greeks. Since the great revival of Greek studies in England in the 16th Century, Greek literature and art have exerted an enormous influence upon English thought and literature.
Agō, I lead: strat-egy.
a-dam-as (= in-dom-itable), steel: adamant, diamond (= Fr. diamant).
aēr, air: air (Fr.), aerial, aerate.
athlos, a contest: athlete.
aesthēsis, perception, feeling: aesthetic, an-aesthesia.
akouō, I hear: acoustics.
akros, top: acro-bat, acropolis.
allos, other: allo-path, par-allel.