Etymology of the English word coffee
the English word
coffeederived from the Italian word
caffederived from the Turkish word
kahvederived from the Classical Arabic word
qahwahderived from the Arabic word
qahwaderived from the Arabic word
ḳahwaDate
The earliest known usage of coffee in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
coffeehouse,
coffeepot,
coffeeberry,
coffeecakeCognates
Dutch
koffie, French
café, German
Kaffee, Icelandic
kaffi, Italian
caffè, Norwegian
kaffe, Russian
кoфe, Spanish
café, Swedish
kaffeUsage
Word found in Modern English
