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This is a very fun and interesting game – exercise! Many words in the Greek language are combined words (σύνθετες λέξεις) and by breaking them to smaller pieces help us in the meaning and etymology of the word as well as in the creation of new words from their smaller pieces. For example, we have the word ΦΙΛΟΞΕΝΙΑ, which we can break into two words ΦΙΛΟΣ (fear) and ΞΕΝΟΣ (foreign). From these two smaller words we can create new combined words. With the word ΦΙΛΟΣ we can create ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΣ or ΒΙΒΛΙΟΦΙΛΟΣ. In the same way we can create with the word ΞΕΝΟΣ two new words: ΞΕΝΟΔΟΧΕΙΟ and ΠΡΟΞΕΝΟΣ. Later, from the word ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΣ (ΦΙΛΟΣ + ΣΟΦΟΣ) we can continue to create new words with the same beginning ΦΙΛΟΣ-, like ΦΙΛΟΔΩΡΗΜΑ or we can use the second part of the combined word –ΣΟΦΟΣ and create new words, like ΠΑΝΣΟΦΟΣ. So grab a dictionary and let your imagination thrive! |