Where does “咖啡因” come from?

咖啡因 (Chinese) comes from English caffeine, from German Caffein, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

咖啡因 (Chinese): caffeine

Definitions

  1. caffeine

Ancestry of “咖啡因”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaffeineAn alkaloid, CHNO, found naturally in tea and...
2GermanCaffeinObsolete form of Koffein
3GermanKaffeecoffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake
4Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة