Where does “cafétéria” come from?

cafétéria (French) comes from Italian caffetteria, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

cafétéria (French): cafeteria

Definitions

  1. cafeteria

Ancestry of “cafétéria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaffetteriacafeteria, coffeehouse, café
2Italiancaffècoffee; a café
3Turkishkahvecoffee
4Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
5Persianقهوهcoffee
6Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “cafétéria”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →