Where does “tostacaffè” come from?

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

tostacaffè (Italian): coffee roaster

Definitions

  1. coffee roaster

Ancestry of “tostacaffè”, step by step

tostacaffè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian caffè

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

via Italian tostare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantostareto toast
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →