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Before I say hello

Let me tell you that this

is gonna be my favorite video EVEEER!

Now…

Hello friends!

Did you know that many common English words

have origins in Greek mythology?

We’re gonna go through some of them

in this video!

Interesting, right?

Right?

Aha…

You can’t talk to me!

OK

Let’s go!

cloth

In English,

the word “cloth”

means a fabric or material,

often used for clothing.

But where does it come from?

Look here,

She’s Clotho!

Clotho is a mythological Greek figure

who spins the thread of human life!

In Ancient Greek mythology

it was believed that Clotho

was the one who would decide who must be born,

and who must die!

I said she spins a kinda thread!

And

she has scissors, to cut that thread!

Now let’s go back to the word cloth.

So Cloth,

clothing, clothes have a Greek word origin

in the story of Clotho!

Charity

The word “Charity”

means the selfless giving of help

to others who are in need.

This word comes from the story of Charis,

one of the three Graces in Greek mythology.

The Graces were goddesses of kindness,

beauty, life, nature and creativity.

ocean

The word “ocean”

means a large body of salt water.

It comes from the word Ôkeanos,

the god of the river Oceanus

which is the source of the Earth’s fresh water.

This guy,

that we’d rather see with his clothes on,

is Morpheus.

He’s a kinda shapeshifter

so he can appear in dreams in human form!

morphine

As all of us know,

morphine is a drug

used to relieve pain!

Friedrich Serturner was the founder of morphine

and he named this drug

based on the name of Morpheus,

the god of sleep!

Ok

That’s all for today!

Let me know if you want me

making more videos like this!

Catch ya later!