User talk:Kokoriko

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Kalimera!
Please take this work seriously. Explanation like this:


 * Paleontology (palaeontology is the British spelling) from the Greek term &#960;&#945;&#955;&#945;&#953;&#959;&#957;&#964;&#959;&#955;&#959;&#947;&#943;&#945;.
 * Organic chemistry (Greek: &#959;&#961;&#947;&#945;&#957;&#953;&#954;&#942; &#967;&#951;&#956;&#949;&#943;&#945;)

are meaningless, if not false. This is not English-Greek dictionary. YOu are probably confusing modern Greek language and the ancient grek language, from which the terms were derived or borrowed.

Also, "Ge" was not ancient greek word for Earth. Mikkalai 18:12, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Re: Thanks for your comments.

It is very important for people reading the article "Paleontology" to understand where the term came from and what exactly it means. The same applies for all scientific terms (whether Greek, Latin or anything else).

As it happens to be a Greek, I perfectly know what the word &#915;&#951; or "Ge" actually means. But if you still disagree, will you please give me the proper meaning/spelling/translation or anything else of the Greek word for Earth? What is it then? How did ancient Greeks call the Earth??? How?
 * Sorry. You are right about &#915;&#951;. I was looking in bad sources. Still, examples like "Organic chemistry" say nothing about the origin. This is a mere translation into greek language, and I have reasons to believe that ancient greeks didn't know the term "organic chemistry", so this cannot be theorigin of the term. Mikkalai 20:01, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

There are numerous other Greek words which I did not touch, as that would add nothing to the knowledge of a Wiki User. I received many messages from Wikipedia Administrators and Users recommending that I continue my work, because it was very interesting. So I did.

After your unjustified comments, I immediately leave WikiPedia for ever. Thanks, Kokoriko, 9/1/05 - 7:22 GMT
 * No reasons to panic and feel offended. People often disagree with each other. And people can make mistakes. Deal with it. Mikkalai 20:01, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Atheism
Hi Kokoriko -- as we establish in the etymology section, there was no word atheismos in Ancient Greek. There was atheos, and atheotes, however, and you are very welcome to supply the Greek spelling (preferably polytonic) to those. regards, dab (&#5839;) 22:52, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Etymology of "synagogue"
Why would you assume I changed your edit because I "thought it was offending or negative"? I changed it because your etymology not only made no sense, but disagreed with every etymology for the word I am familiar with. For example, according to the Online Eymology Dictionary: Synagogue c.1175, from O.Fr. sinagoge (11c.), from L.L. synagoga "congregation of Jews," from Gk. synagoge "place of assembly, synagogue," lit. "meeting, assembly," from synagein "to gather, assemble," from syn- "together" + agein "bring, lead." Used by Gk. translators of the Old Testament as a loan-translation of late Heb. keneseth "assembly" (cf. beth keneseth "synagogue," lit. "house of assembly.") Jayjg  |  (Talk)  17:25, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)