Where does “cafeterial” come from?
cafeterial (English) comes from English cafeteria, from Spanish cafetería, from Spanish cafetero, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
cafeterial (English): Of or relating to a cafeteria
Definitions
- Of or relating to a cafeteria
Ancestry of “cafeterial”, step by step
cafeterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cafeteria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cafeteria | A restaurant in which customers select their food... |
| 2 | Spanish | cafetería | cafeteria; diner |
| 3 | Spanish | cafetero | coffee |
| 4 | Spanish | café | brown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop |
| 5 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 6 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 7 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 10 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |