Where does “coffeeroom” come from?
coffeeroom (English) comes from English coffee, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
coffeeroom (English): A public room where coffee and other refreshments...
Definitions
- A public room where coffee and other refreshments...
Ancestry of “coffeeroom”, step by step
coffeeroom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coffee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coffee | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the... |
| 2 | Dutch | koffie | coffee |
| 3 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 4 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via English room
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 3 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |