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.
BASEBORN
base, baseborn
(adjective) illegitimate
base, baseborn, humble, lowly
(adjective) of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense); “baseborn wretches with dirty faces”; “of humble (or lowly) birth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
baseborn (not comparable)
bastard, illegitimate
Of lowly birth.
Source: Wiktionary
Base"born`, a.
1. Born out of wedlock. Gay.
2. Born of low parentage.
3. Vile; mean. "Thy baseborn heart." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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