"But learning the roots of our favorite food and drink can bring more meaning to simple joys like sipping a latte. For instance, the English word "coffee," as well as the customs, proliferation, and daily rituals related to the roasted bean drink has international origins as rich and nuanced as the beverage. According to Etymology Online, the word itself likely originated around 1600 from the Dutch word "koffie,""
"Further, the historic origins of roasting coffee beans span all the way back to 15th century East Africa and the Middle East. So, it's also possible the word "coffee" could be linked to the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, where the seeds from coffee plants (Coffea arabica) were roasted and ground to form the flavorful drink, referred to as "buna." In the 16th century, drinking coffee became commonplace in Ethiopia,"
The English word coffee likely originates from the Dutch 'koffie', itself from Turkish 'kahve' and Arabic 'qahwa'. Roasting coffee beans dates to 15th-century East Africa and the Middle East. The name may be linked to Ethiopia's Kaffa region, where Coffea arabica seeds were roasted and prepared as 'buna'. Drinking coffee became commonplace in 16th-century Ethiopia, central to ceremonial traditions, and in Turkey where fortune-telling customs developed around the beverage. Coffee shipments reached Europe in the 1600s, arriving in Amsterdam as 'koffie' and spreading to the Netherlands, France, and England, where the term evolved into 'coffee'. Coffeehouses began appearing across Europe in the 1600s.
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