أنسثسا Anesthesia

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Etymology of arabic words: the word أنسثسا

(anasathesa?) means in medicine Anesthesia and derives from the greek word αναισθησία (anesthisia) which is composed by the privative prefix αν (an) meaning in this case without and the word αίσθηση (esthisi) meaning sensation ,sense of , feeling. In Turkish it is anestezi.

الأورطى Aorta

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Etymology of arabic words: the word الأورطى

(ourta) means Aorta, is the largest artery in the body and derives from the greek word Αορτή (aorti).

The greek word derives from the ancient verb αείρω (aero) meaning to connect, to attach, to lift , to raise. In Turkish it is aort.

أسْتريسك Asterisk

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Etymology of arabic words: the word أسْتريسك

(asteriska) means Asterisk, is a typographical symbol, and derives from the greek word ἀστερίσκος (asteriskos) meaning little star. In Turkish is Asterisk/yıldız işareti.

Dictionaries

Learning Foreign Languages and Etymology are my hobbies.

For the preparation of the etymological entries of the arab words of my blog I rely upon the following dictionaries:

G. Mpampiniotis Dictionary of the new Greek language 2005

S. Nisayan Turkish Etymological Dictionary

Lindell-Scott Greek-English Lexikon 1996

Andras Rajiki's Arabic Etymological Dictionary

Wikipedia

Google Translate
Online Etymology Dictionary

الأسفلت Asphalt

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Etymology of arabic words: the word الأسفلت

(asfalt) means Asphalt and it is a loan word from the greek language. The greek word is Ασφαλτος (asfaltos) , and comes from the antiquity. Asphalt was known to the ancient Greeks, who used Asphalt in building the walls. The word is composed by the privative α- and the word -σφαλτός which is the verbal adjective of the verb σφάλλω (sfalo) meaning to err to mistake, and the verb σφάλλομαι (sfalome) meaning to fall, to collapse. In Turkish it is asfalt.

الباريتون Baritone

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Etymology of arabic words: the word الباريتون

(baritouna) means Baritone and has its roots in the greek language. The greek word is βαρύτονος (varýtonos), meaning deep (or heavy) sounding and is composed by the word βαρύς (varis) meaning heavy, weight and the word τόνος (tonos) meaning tone. In Turkish they use the word bariton.