1. Etymology of the French word café

Date

The earliest known usage of café in French dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in French

caféisme, cafetière, caféier, caféine, cybercafé, pause-café, pousse-café, caféique, caféone, nescafé, caffeine

Cognates

Dutch koffie, English coffee, German Kaffee, Icelandic kaffi, Italian caffè, Norwegian kaffe, Russian кoфe, Spanish café, Swedish kaffe

2. Etymology of the French word café

Derivations in French

café-concert, café-théâtre, cafetier, cafeton