After Latin it is Greek that has had the most influence on the vocabulary of modern European languages. Much of the scientific and technical terminology used today comes from Greek:
thermometer / thermomètre / termometro
physics / physique / fisica
psychology / pschologie / psicologia
biology / biologie / biologia
and almost every other -ology!
Modern Greek is closer to ancient Greek than French or Spanish or Italian is to Latin. The grammar is simpler and the pronunciation has changed considerably but many of the words are the same or almost the same.
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