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.
BLIVE
Verb
blive (third-person singular simple present blives, present participle bliving, simple past blove, past participle bliven)
(intransitive) Alternative form of belive ("to remain").
Adverb
blive (comparative more blive, superlative most blive)
(obsolete) quickly; forthwith
Anagrams
• Bevil
Source: Wiktionary
Blive, adv. Etym: [A contraction of Belive.]
Definition: Quickly; forthwith. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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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