Ancient Greek words

[curupira]

Just by having a look at some of the most famous, one can see the brightness of Ancient Greece. A few, as an example:

δρᾶμα, drama
κόσμος, kosmos
θέατρον, théatron, "a place for viewing”
παιδεία, paideia, to educate, education, related to paedeutics
φιλοσοφία, philosophia
τραγῳδία, tragōidia, tragedy
Όλυμπος, Olympos
Θάλασσα, Thalassa, sea
ἥρως, hḗrōs, hero
Ἔρως, Eros, desire
Θάνατος, Thánatos, death
θεωρία, theoria, theory
ψυχή, psyche, psūchê, "life", "soul", "self", "conscious personality"

[curupira]

Spoken Ancient Greek:

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[Proto-Shaman]

Θάλασσα, Thalassa, sea

Most likely from a pre-Greek source with uncertain etymology. Possibly related to Turkic dolu (occupied, abounding, full) + su (water), or dal-ğa (wave, sea) + su (water).