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Where does “καφεμαντεία” come from?

καφεμαντεία (Greek) comes from Greek καφές, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

καφεμαντεία (Greek): coffee tasseography, coffee tasseomancy, coffee...

Definitions

  1. coffee tasseography, coffee tasseomancy, coffee...

Ancestry of “καφεμαντεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαφέςcup of coffee; beverage extracted from ground...
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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