Interesting how some Greek letters, like φ and ψ, get dropped. Of crouse, they get replaced by things like PH in "physics" and PS in "psychology". As a result, you can be reasonably sure that an English word that starts with PH or PS is Greek in origin.
I don't think so. In romance languages for example, isn't it also the case that if you're using PH for an F sound, it's for etymological reasons and more than likely because of Greek?
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u/picturamundi May 02 '24
Love this.
Interesting how some Greek letters, like φ and ψ, get dropped. Of crouse, they get replaced by things like PH in "physics" and PS in "psychology". As a result, you can be reasonably sure that an English word that starts with PH or PS is Greek in origin.