English words, listed by the language in which they originated (handout 7)

• Arabic: algebra, alcohol, giraffe, sofa, mattress, tariff, magazine, syrup, sherbet, cotton, amber, artichoke, arsenal, alcove, albatross, alfalfa, alchemy, coffee
• Chinese: tea, typhoon, kumquat
• Czech: pistol
• Dutch: deck, yacht, cookie, waffle, furlough, freight, brandy, easel, deck
• French: à la carte, nouveau riche, R.S.V.P., fait accompli, carte blanche, faux pas, hors d'oeuvre, coup d'état, boutique, bon voyage, protégé, en route, cuisine, chauffeur
• Gaelic: slogan, galore, bog, bard, whiskey
• German: kindergarten, poodle, hamburger, wanderlust, frankfurter, hinterland, delicatessen
• Greek: prefixes: auto-, anti-, micro-, poly-, tele-; suffixes: -scope, -phone, -phobia, -graph, -meter
• Hawaiian: ukulele, aloha, hula, luau
• Hebrew: amen, hallelujah, Satan, cherub
• Hindi: cot, thug, bandanna, loot, shampoo
• Hungarian: paprika, goulash, coach
• Inuit: kayak, igloo
• Italian: balcony, studio, gusto, volcano, regatta, bandit, inferno, soprano, crescendo, maestro, casino, ballerina, piano, virtuoso, broccoli
• Japanese: kimono, karate, sukiyaki, geisha, kamikaze
• Latin: quid pro quo, non sequitur, bona fide
• Malayalam: teak
• Nahuatl: chocolate, avocado, tomato, coyote, ocelot, jicama, guacamole, cocoa, chili
• Norwegian: slalom, troll, fiord
• Persian: shawl, kiosk, lilac, bazaar, jasmine, khaki, julep
• Quechua: llama, quinine, condor, quinine
• Russian: vodka, tsar, pogrom, tundra, samovar
• Sanskrit: pal
• Spanish: vanilla, armadillo, tornado, bonanza, siesta, cargo, patio, canyon, guerrilla, plaza
• Turkish: tulip, yogurt, caviar
• Yiddish: chutzpah, schlemiel, schmaltz