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Period: 800 BCE to 750
the roots of the greek alphabet
Most specialists believe that the Phoenician alphabet was adopted for Greek during the early 8th century BC, perhaps in Euboea.The earliest known fragmentary Greek inscriptions date from this time, 770–750 BC, and they match Phoenician letter forms of c. 800–750 BC. -
Period: 1000 to 1400
the greek language at medieval times
Medieval Greek, also known as Byzantine Greek: the continuation of Koine Greek, up to the demise of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century -
Period: 1400 to
the greek language NOW
Modern Greek (Neo-Hellenic):Stemming from Medieval Greek, Modern Greek usages can be traced in the Byzantine period, as early as the 11th century. It is the language used by the modern Greeks, and, apart from Standard Modern Greek, there are several dialects of it. -
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its impact on other languages
the english, german, french, italian and other languages have words that derive from greek ones. example: biology, poetic, democracy, chemical