Where does “Caffein” come from?

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

Caffein (German): Obsolete form of Koffein

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of Koffein

Ancestry of “Caffein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaffeecoffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “Caffein”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →