Dyslexia, What does it mean?
Like most big and scary words in the English language, Dyslexia comes from Greek.
The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek “dys” (meaning poor or inadequate) and “lexis” (words or language). The word dyslexia therefore means ‘difficulty with words’.
Coming from a Greek backround myself, I was always told I needed to learn more “lexis” (words) as a child.
Here at the ripe young age of 36, I am still told the same :(.
Although my grasp of the Greek language has gotten much better over time, my grasp is still small.
For now just remember those crazy fun loving Greeks who were the authors of western civilization have given us yet another word to chalk in.
Dyslexia.
Tags: Dyslexia, Greek, history of the word