[DrJokepu]

Yes, that's the exact reason. The words mentioned in the article all make total sense if you know Latin and/or Ancient Greek:

* bus (from omnibus, latin for "for everyone")

* shampoo - that's actually coming from the Hindi champo (according to Wikipedia, I didn't know it) where it means "head massage"

* isotope - that's actually Greek, but still not hard to figure out; iso = same, topos (τόπος) = place

* communism - that doesn't even need explanation

* computer - also no explanation needed

My point is, the only thing that makes these words sound "unique" is that they are usually borrowed from other languages, especially Latin or Ancient Greek. Many of these words are just as simply structured as their Chinese equivalents.

[sliverstorm]

The other thing that makes many of them sound unique is the way they are put together (conjugated?), which produces a new sound. To an unfamiliar ear, isotope and iso topos sound like different words.