Where does “tearoom” come from?
Tearoom derives from English tea and room, where tea comes from Dutch thee, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la, and room from Proto-Germanic rūmaz and Proto-Indo-European rewh₁-.
tearoom (English): A café which serves tea, usually with light food;...
Definitions
- A café which serves tea, usually with light food;...
Ancestry of “tearoom”, step by step
tearoom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English TEA
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
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 |