English
Sanka
Sanka comes from French sans caféine ‘without caffein’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsans caféine‘without caffein’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Sanka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentsans caféine‘without caffein’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Sanka
Earliest quotation: 2021, Percival Everett, The Trees: “Red Jetty sat at the kitchen table while Granny…”
Every English word from French sans caféine
Today it means
noun decaffeinated coffee.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French sans caféine / Sanka