English
café
Café comes from French café ‘coffee’, and goes back to Arabic قَهْوَة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَهْوَة‘coffee’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قهوهkahve‘coffee’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcaffè‘coffee’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcafé‘coffee’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَهْوَة‘coffee’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قهوهkahve‘coffee’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcaffè‘coffee’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcafé‘coffee’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ottoman Turkish قهوه ‘coffee’
through Italian caffè ‘coffee’
coffee, espresso, kopi, 6 more
through French café ‘coffee’
Today it means
noun A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic قَهْوَة / café