Where does “coffee pause” come from?
coffee pause (English) comes from Finnish kahvipaussi, from Finnish kahvi, from Swedish kaffe, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
coffee pause (English): A coffee break
Definitions
- A coffee break
Ancestry of “coffee pause”, step by step
coffee pause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahvipaussi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahvipaussi | coffee break |
| 2 | Finnish | kahvi | coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | kaffe | coffee |
| 4 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 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 |
via German Kaffeepause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaffeepause | coffee break |
| 2 | German | pause | pause, break |
| 3 | Middle High German | pūse | — |