Where does “overcaffeinated” come from?
overcaffeinated (English) comes from English caffeinated, from English caffeinate, from English caffeine, from German Caffein, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
overcaffeinated (English): Having ingested too much caffeine, especially in...
Definitions
- Having ingested too much caffeine, especially in...
Ancestry of “overcaffeinated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caffeinated | Containing caffeine naturally or as an additive;... |
| 2 | English | caffeinate | To add caffeine to; To drink caffeinated... |
| 3 | English | caffeine | An alkaloid, CHNO, found naturally in tea and... |
| 4 | German | Caffein | Obsolete form of Koffein |
| 5 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 6 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 7 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 8 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 10 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 11 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |