Where does “decaffeinate” come from?
decaffeinate (English) comes from English caffeine, from German Caffein, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
decaffeinate (English): To remove the caffeine from something
Definitions
- To remove the caffeine from something
Ancestry of “decaffeinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caffeine | An alkaloid, CHNO, found naturally in tea and... |
| 2 | German | Caffein | Obsolete form of Koffein |
| 3 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 4 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 5 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 6 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |