Where does “mateína” come from?
mateína (Portuguese) comes from English mateine, from English caffeine, from German Caffein, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
mateína (Portuguese): mateine
Definitions
- mateine
Ancestry of “mateína”, step by step
mateína traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mateine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mateine | Caffeine extracted from maté plant; A... |
| 2 | English | caffeine | An alkaloid, CHNO, found naturally in tea and... |
| 3 | German | Caffein | Obsolete form of Koffein |
| 4 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 5 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 6 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 7 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 10 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Portuguese mate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mate | maté |
| 2 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 3 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 4 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 5 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 6 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 7 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
via Portuguese cafeína
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cafeína | caffeine |