Where does “caffè” come from?

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

caffè (Italian): coffee; a café

Definitions

  1. coffee; a café

Ancestry of “caffè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkahvecoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “caffè”

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