{"id":7316,"date":"2023-08-01T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesandbox.eu\/fr\/2016\/11\/02\/little-bit-greek-etymology\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:37:35","slug":"greek-etymology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/fr\/greek-etymology\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Etymology – Why we chose the name \u00ab\u00a0Omilo\u00a0\u00bb ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greek etymology, is something we often use in our Greek lessons.
\nBut this time, we will use it to explain you a bit more about why we chose the name \u00ab\u00a0omilo\u00a0\u00bb or \u00a0\u00bb \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb.
\n\u00ab\u00a0Omilo Greek Language and Culture\u00a0\u00bb was founded in 1996, so we are around for many years \ud83d\ude42 Even longer than \u00ab\u00a0google\u00a0\u00bb ! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

And …in case you were wondering…<\/p>\n

\u201cOmilo\u201d or \u00ab\u00a0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00a8,\u00a0 actually is a verb and means \u201cI speak\u201d!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because at Omilo, we really try to focus on \u00ab\u00a0speaking Greek\u00a0\u00bb!<\/p>\n

If you already know some Greek, then you now might wonder: Why \u201comilo\u00a0\u00bb (\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce) and not \u201cmilao\u201d (\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9)?
\nWell, both verbs mean \u00ab\u00a0I speak\u00a0\u00bb, but the latter is more used in the everyday Greek language, so you will hear it more.<\/p>\n

Careful; when you pronounce \u00ab\u00a0omilo\u00a0\u00bb, make sure you stress the LAST O<\/strong>, since also there is the stress in the verb; \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, a bit of Greek etymology!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Over the years, we realized that many students do not realize that \u00ab\u00a0omilo\u00a0\u00bb is actually an existing verb, and others pronounce the name wrongly, so here some explanations.<\/p>\n

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In 1996, Maya and Dimitris Andreadis founded Omilo<\/a>, and chose this name since it comes from the ancient verb \u00ab\u1f41\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u1ff6\u00bb<\/strong>
\nThis verb, in ancient times, meant \u201cto associate, to keep company with somebody\u201d, but also \u201cto be a student or to frequent, to hang out\u201d.<\/p>\n

Over the years the meaning of the word changed and got another definition;<\/p>\n

\u201cto express myself in oral speech, to discuss\u201d.<\/p>\n

In our days, we mostly use the simple form\u00a0 \u201cmilao\u201d (\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9) in modern Greek, but we can still find the older form \u00ab\u00a0omilo\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0 in official or standard phrases.<\/p>\n

Some examples;<\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u00bb<\/strong> (min omilite ston odigo) = don\u2019t speak to the driver. It\u2019s a phrase that we can read on bus signs.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac;\u00bb<\/strong> (omilite ellinika?) = do you speak Greek? -It was the title of a show about the Greek language.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03ad\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2\u00bb<\/strong> (omilo apo kathedras) = to express myself dogmatically, with the prestige that my place gives to me.<\/p>\n

The form \u00ab\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00bb survives also in other words<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Examples;<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2\u00bb<\/strong> = speaker.
\nE.g. \u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc \u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae. = the audience was listening carefully to the speaker.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u00bb<\/strong> = speech.
\nE.g. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03b1. = Very few people came to his election speech.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u00bb<\/strong> =conversation.
\nE.g. \u03a7\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. = I am glad that \u0399had a short conversation with him.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2\u00bb<\/strong> =interlocutor.
\nE.g. \u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ad\u03b2\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2. = You have to respect your interlocutors and not to interrupt them.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2\u00bb<\/strong> = communicative, talkative.
\nE.g. \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2, \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9;= Today you are not very talkative, is something wrong?<\/p>\n

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The conjugations of the verb – \u00a0\u00bb I speak\u00a0\u00bb<\/h2>\n

As you all know, learning to speak Greek, is not possible without verbs, and knowing how to conjugate the verbs<\/p>\n

So, we made some videos for you<\/p>\n

Click here, and learn how to conjugate the verb \u00ab\u00a0\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here and learn how to conjugate the verb \u00ab\u00a0\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb.<\/a><\/p>\n

You can conjugate \u00ab\u00a0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb, exactly as the verb \u00ab\u00a0mporo – \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb
\nSo, when you pronounce \u00ab\u00a0omilo\u00a0\u00bb, make sure you stress the LAST O (and not the first O, as most students do)
\n<\/strong>Listen to the pronunciation of the conjugation in the video.<\/p>\n

and see the conjugation below<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0395\u03b3\u03ce \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb-\u03ce\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I speak<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03c3\u03cd \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb-\u03b5\u03af\u03c2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You speak<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2,\u03ae,\u03cc\u00a0 \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb-\u03b5\u03af\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He\/she\/it speaks<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb-\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 We speak<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb-\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You speak<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af,\u03ad\u03c2,\u03ac \u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb -\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u00a0 They speak<\/p>\n

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If you want to learn more Greek verbs of category A, B1 and B2, then how to conjugate them,
\nthen take a look at this useful eBooks<\/a><\/p>\n

\"greek<\/a><\/p>\n

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Why many Greeks automatically say \u00ab\u00a0\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2\u00a0\u00bb in stead of \u00ab\u00a0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb?
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After Omilo was founded, we realized many Greeks never pronounced it correctly, since they got confused with the other word \u00ab\u00a0omilos\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Indeed, a derivative of the ancient verb \u00ab\u00a0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb was the word \u00ab\u1f43\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2\u00bb<\/strong>, which is still in use in modern Greek and means \u201cclub, association\u201d.<\/p>\n

For example;
\n\u00ab\u03b1\u03b8\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2\u00bb (athlitikos omilos) =sport club,<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03b9\u03c0\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2\u00bb (ippikos omilos) = equestrian club – horseback riding,<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd\u00bb (omilos epihiriseon) = group of companies.<\/p>\n

Therefore, many Greek native speakers are often confused, and think our school is called ‘\u039f\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2. (the club, the association)
\nAlso, when you say \u00ab\u00a0\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2\u00a0\u00bb in its accusative form, it loses the final \u00ab\u00a0s\u00a0\u00bb, and becomes \u00ab\u00a0(\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd) \u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u00a0\u00bb. (at the club..)
\nSo the word Omilos (\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2), is indeed very similar in writing and pronunciation with \u00ab\u00a0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u00a0\u00bb,
\nbut the stress is on the first o, and it has a totally different meaning;\u00a0 \u00ab\u00a0club\/association\/union\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Although over the last 27 years, it feels as Omilo has become \u00ab\u00a0club of many Greek language learners from all over the world\u00a0\u00bb,
\nand maybe the name\u00a0 \u00ab\u00a0\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2\u00a0\u00bb make sense now, we still prefer our original name \u00ab\u00a0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce – Omilo! \ud83d\ude42
\nWhy?
\nWell, because we simply love \u00ab\u00a0to speak and use Greek in an active form\u00a0\u00bb, and<\/p>\n

we know that \u00ab\u00a0without verbs, you can not speak \u00a0\u00bb \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\n
When Omilo was celebrating its 20th birthday, it was the beginning of our \u00ab\u00a0videos\u00a0\u00bb, and Dimitris had recorded this video message;
\nThe video has Greek subtitles and under this video, you find the English translation :<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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