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    The document discusses Pre-Greek loanwords that were incorporated into ancient Greek. It lists several categories of Pre-Greek loanwords including animals, architecture, maritime vocabulary, metals and metallurgy, musical instruments, personal names, plants, social institutions, theonyms, toponyms, use of domestic species, weapons, and weaving. Many of these loanwords are still used in Greek today and provide evidence of influences from earlier populations in the Aegean region.

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    Pre-Greek loanwords
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Greek_substrate
    There are different categories of Pre-Greek, or "Aegean", loanwords such as:[2]
    Animals: e.g. βόλινθος/βόνασσος, 'wild ox'; κάνθαρος, 'beetle'; σμίνθος, 'mouse'.
    Architecture: e.g. λαβύρινθος, 'labyrinth'; πλίνθος, 'brick'; πύργος, pyrgos, 'tower'.[3]
    Maritime Vocabulary: e.g. θάλασσα, 'thálassa', 'sea'.
    Metals and Metallurgy: κασσίτερος, 'kassiteros', 'tin'; χαλκός, 'chalkos', 'bronze'; μόλυβός,
    'molivos', 'lead'; σίδηρος, 'sidiros', 'iron'.
    Musical Instruments: e.g. σύριγξ, 'flute'; κίθαρις, 'kitharis', 'guitar'; σάλπιγξ, 'trumpet'; φόρμιγξ,
    'lyre'.
    Personal Names: e.g. Ὀδυσσεύς, 'Odysseus'.[4]
    Plants: e.g. ἐλαία, 'elaia', 'olive tree'; κισσός, 'kissos', 'ivy'; ἄμπελος, 'ampelos', 'vine'.
    Social Institutions: e.g. τύραννος, 'tyrannos', 'absolute ruler'.
    Theonyms: e.g. Άπόλλων, 'Apollon', 'Apollo'.[5]
    Toponyms (or Placenames): -nth- (e.g. Κόρινθος 'Korinthos', Ζάκυνθος 'Zakynthos'), -ss- (e.g.
    Παρνασσός 'Parnassos') and -tt- (e.g. Ὑμηττός 'Hymettus').[6]
    Use of Domestic Species: έλαιον, 'elaion', 'olive oil'; οίνος, 'oinos', 'wine'; λήκυθος, 'likythos', 'oil
    -flask'; κάνθων, 'kanthon', 'pack-ass'.
    Weapons: σιβύνη, 'hunting spear'; υσσός, 'javelin'; θώραξ, 'corselet'.
    Weaving: μύρινθος, 'cord'; αρύβαλλος, 'purse'; χίτων, 'tunic'.

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