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.
OBTECTED
Etymology
Adjective
obtected (comparative more obtected, superlative most obtected)
(obsolete) covered; protected
(zoology) Covered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*tect"ed, a. Etym: [L. obtectus, p.p. of obtegere to cover over.]
1. Covered; protected. [Obs.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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