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κακομαθημένο

The word comes from κακομαθαίνω ‘to spoil [lit: to educate badly]’. The verb that would seemingly have the opposite meaning, καλομαθαίνω, essentially means the same thing, i.e., ‘spoilt’ with slightly different nuances. The difference is that καλομαθαίνω as well as κακομαθημένος -η -ο, emphasise that the person has been pampered in comfort or luxury, and that they have been indulging in a certain lifestyle or habit. While κακομαθημένος -η -ο describes an arrogant, unappreciative and unlikeable person who is used to having things offered to them, καλομαθημένος -η -ο portrays someone who has become passive and unadaptable because of excessive amenities.

ταλαιπωρημένο

It is true that ταλαιπωρώ ‘to give someone a hard time’, ταλαιπωρία ‘ordeal’ and ταλαιπωρημένος -η -ο ‘troubled, exhausted’, are rather common in Modern Greek. However, their etymology is not as well-known. The verb ταλαιπωρώ is a compound comprised of two ancient words: τάλας ‘miserable, who has suffered or endured a lot’ + πορεύω ‘to go’.

English to tolerate and atlas or Atlantic share the same root. Τhe former comes from Latin tolerō ‘to endure’, and the latter from Greek Άτλας – the mythological figure who had to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders, and whose name originated from a verb meaning ‘to suffer, to endure’.

γινόταν λιώμα

The phrase είμαι/γίνομαι λιώμα is translated as ‘to be/get wasted’, and describes reaching a state of debilitating intoxication. The noun (το) λιώμα comes from λιώνω ‘to melt [away]’ or ‘to squash’, and it is only used in this particular context.