Where does “anticafé” come from?
anticafé (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
anticafé (Portuguese): anticoffee
Ancestry of “anticafé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | café | coffee; a café, an establishment selling coffee... |
| 2 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 3 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 4 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |