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Where does “coffeetime” come from?

coffeetime (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.

coffeetime (English): A time when coffee is drunk

Definitions

  1. A time when coffee is drunk

Ancestry of “coffeetime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoffeeA beverage made by infusing the beans of the...
2Dutchkoffiecoffee
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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