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Where does “caf” come from?

caf (English) comes from English café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

caf (English): A café; A cafeteria; A caffeinated coffee

Definitions

  1. A café; A cafeteria; A caffeinated coffee

Ancestry of “caf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaféA coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee...
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →