Where does “cafè” come from?

cafè (Sicilian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

cafè (Sicilian): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “cafè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
2Persianقهوهcoffee
3Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “cafè”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →