The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
AKINESIA
akinesis, akinesia
(noun) motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
akinesia (countable and uncountable, plural akinesias)
(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
Source: Wiktionary
Ak`i*ne"si*a, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. Foster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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