Sandy asks…How did so many French words find their way into Modern Greek?In the 20th century I've found out that is when it happened, but how? How did French culture influence Greek language? Was it travellers, trade/business??
Any links on how the Greek language acquired so many loan words from French would be much appreciated.
Words like savon, valise, portefeuille, salon, theme, magasin.. are just some examples of words the Greek language has adopted.Nancy answers:French language was
