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
Ancestry of “café”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 2 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 3 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 5 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |