Derivation of the “Term Coffee.”It is, perhaps, not generally known that the word “coffee” is of Abyssinia origin.
Its name is said to be derived from the city of Kaffa., near tradition places the origin of the coffee tree.
It is stated on the contrary by certain experts that “coffee” is derived from the Arabic word “Kahwah,” meaning wine, and that is the name govern by the Arabians to the decoction obtained from the pulp of the coffee berries.
The botanical name Coffea arabica – indicates an Arabian origin.
Derivation of the “Term Coffee.”
