English
keftedes
Keftedes comes from Greek κεφτές ‘meatball, kofta’, and goes back to Classical Persian کوفته ‘beaten’.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentکوفتهkōfta‘beaten’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928كوفتهköfte
- Greek1453–presentκεφτέςkeftédesas κεφτέδες‘meatball, kofta’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982keftedes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentکوفتهkōfta‘beaten’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928كوفتهköfte
- Greek1453–presentκεφτέςkeftédesas κεφτέδες‘meatball, kofta’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982keftedes
Earliest quotation: 1982, George Galt, A Benefactor: “The cook comes out to join us after we’ve…”
Every English word from Classical Persian کوفته
Today it means
noun A Greek dish of meatballs, similar to koftas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian کوفته / keftedes