Where does “caffè” come from?

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

caffè (English): An Italian café

Definitions

  1. An Italian café

Ancestry of “caffè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaffècoffee; a café
2Turkishkahvecoffee
3Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
4Persianقهوهcoffee
5Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →