Where does “kaffetas” come from?
kaffetas (Livonian) comes from Livonian tas, from Latvian tase, from German Tasse, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test — a third party standing, after the two parties to...
kaffetas (Livonian): coffee cup
Definitions
- coffee cup
Ancestry of “kaffetas”, step by step
kaffetas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Livonian tas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | tas | cup, teacup; a serving of tea or coffee |
| 2 | Latvian | tase | cup; cupful |
| 3 | German | Tasse | cup with a handle |
| 4 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 5 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 6 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 7 | Persian | تست | test |
| 8 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 9 | German | testen | to test |
| 10 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 11 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 12 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 13 | Old French | teste | head |
| 14 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 15 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 16 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |