Where does “café” come from?

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

café (Norman): coffee; café

Definitions

  1. coffee; café

Ancestry of “café”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
2Italiancaffècoffee; a café
3Turkishkahvecoffee
4Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
5Persianقهوهcoffee
6Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →