Διεθνείς λέξεις που υιοθετήθηκαν από τους Έλληνες

Λέξεις από διάφορες γλώσσες (ζωντανές και νεκρές), οι οποίες υιοθετήθηκαν στο πέρασμα του χρόνου από τους Έλληνες

African (native languages)

banana (West Africa)

voodoo (Ewe language, Togo & Ghana)

zombie (Congo)

American (native Indian languages: North, Central & South)

ananas (Guarani tribe, South America)

cacao (Nahuatl>Aztecan, Mexico)\

caoutchouc (Equador)

caribbean (Antilles)

chocolate (Nahuatl>Aztecan, Mexico)

condor (Quetchua> Inka, South America)

mahogani (West Indies)

patata (Haitian)

piranhas (Tupi people, Brazil)

savanna (Taino people, Antilles)

tomahawk (Powhatan tribe, Virginia. US)

tabaco (Antilles)

tomata (Nahuatl>Aztecan, Mexico)

Arabian

alcohol

algebra

amman

burnus

caffe

harem

hashish

huri

imam

islam

kismet

koran

magazine

nadir

safari

satin

sirup

zenith

Australian (native languages)

boomerang

kangaroo

koala

Chinese

feng shui

ginseng

kung fu (gongfu)

tai chi

tea (cha)

Czech

pistol

robot

Egyptian

ebony

oasis

pharaoh

English

air condition

baby

bacon

bar

beat

best-seller

bingo

blue jean

boss

breakfast

business

by pass

call girl

cast

cash

cartoon

charter

chip

chips

clip

club

cocktail

college (of Latin origin: collegium)

demo (εκ του demonstration)

fitness

foul

gadget

gallup

gay

glamour (αντιδάνειο από τα Ελληνικά: αίγλη)

goal

golf

happy

jet, jetlag, jet set, jet ski

jogging

lobby (of Latin origin: lobium)

meeting

party

playback

playboy

poster

punk

record (off the... / of Latin origin)

shake, shaker

stick

toast

yacht (of Dutch origin)

French

avant-garde

avantage

baladeur

barrage

bikini

boheme

breloque

cachet

cartel

chalet

champagne

decor (of Latin origin: decoro)

elite
en face
enfant gate (η "αφρόκρεμα")

evapore (of Latin origin: vapor)

frappe

gagnant

gagnotte

garage

gala

galerie

gigolo

gourmet

grand guignol

impressionisme

instantane

je m'en fous

jongleur

marquise

massage (of Arab origin: massa)

massif (αντιδάνειο από τα ελληνικά: μάζα)

record (see also in English / of Latin origin: recordari)

reportage

repos

recital

reservoir (of Latin origin: reservare)

sabotage

saison (of Latin origin: satio)

tampon

taxi

tournee (αντιδάνειο από τα Ελληνικά: τόρνος)

German

bier

diesel

frau, fraulein

gastarbeiter

Kaiser

krach

schnitzel

waltz

Hebrew

amen

hallelujah

messiah

moloch

Sabbath

satan

Helvetic (Swiss)

muesli

Italian

alarm

ballerina

balletto

biscotto

bordello

cappuccino

capriccio

carriera

cazzarola

fascist

gamba (αντιδάνειο από τα Ελληνικά: καμπή)

ghetto

palco

pancetta (of Latin origin: pantex)

repertorio

salami (of Latin origin: salamentum)

studio (of Latin origin: studium)

Japanese

geisa

harakiri

judo

kamikaze

karate

sake

samurai

Malaysian

amok

bamboo

Norwegian

fjord

slalom

Persian

kofta (κεφτές)

kiosk

magic

mummy

sah (Σάχης & Σκάκι)

Russian

kalashnikov

molotov

pogrom

zhivago

Sanskrit

swastika

yoga

Spanish

junta

salsa

tequila

Tahitian

tattoo

Turkish

caviar

cubuk/tchibuk

gayda

gel

kolay

rezil

samali

yogurt

UNDER CONSTRUCTION:

English:

basketball, beefsteak (μπιφτέκι), bodybuilding, bodyguard, cabin, champion, clown, coach, computer, container, copyright, cowboy, flirt, gangster, gin, hangover, hit, image, interview, jackpot, jazz (Amer.), jeep, joker, knockout, live, look, master, match, medley, motel, ok, poster, powerplay, pub, puzzle, quiz, roast beef, sandwich, score, set, sex, shock, shop, shorts, show, sleeping bag, slip, slogan, snob, sport, spot, spray, sprint, standard, start, stress, swing, tank, tanker, teenager, test, thriller (Amer. / Hellen), transistor, trick, tunnel, zoom.

French:

balloon, bastard, beret, cabaret, carousel, c’ est la vie, charlatan, cliche, cigar/ette, courage, deja vu, delicate, etiquette, grotesque, guarantee, hotel, limousine, liqueur, macabre, mademoiselle, magnificent, masquerade, memory, menu, metro, mirage, miserable, modern, pardon, picnic, pilot, portrait, rendezvous, respect, restaurant, romance, roulette, routine, salon, silhouette, souvenir, suite, tic, toupee.