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

  1. disposition, mood; desire, wish; appetite

Ancestry of “chef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishkeyf—
2Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate

Words derived from “chef”

Every word from Arabic كَيْف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish keyf →
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