Where does “chef” come from?
chef (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish keyf, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.
chef (Romanian): disposition, mood; desire, wish; appetite
Definitions
- disposition, mood; desire, wish; appetite
Ancestry of “chef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | keyf | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كَيْف | pleasure; joy; opiate |