Where does “caffe” come from?
caffe (Interlingua) comes from English coffee, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
caffe (Interlingua): coffee
Definitions
- coffee
Ancestry of “caffe”, step by step
caffe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English coffee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coffee | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the... |
| 2 | Dutch | koffie | coffee |
| 3 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 4 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via German Kaffee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 2 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
via Russian ко́фе
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ко́фе | coffee |