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
- caffeine
Ancestry of “咖啡因”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caffeine | An alkaloid, CHNO, found naturally in tea and... |
| 2 | German | Caffein | Obsolete form of Koffein |
| 3 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 4 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 5 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 6 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |