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.
PERN
Etymology 1
Noun
pern (plural perns)
part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is wound from the spindle
Etymology 2
Noun
pern (plural perns)
A honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus.
Etymology 3
Verb
pern (third-person singular simple present perns, present participle perning, simple past and past participle perned)
To take profit of; to make profitable.
Source: Wiktionary
Pern, v. t. Etym: [See Pernancy.]
Definition: To take profit of; to make profitable. [Obs.] Sylvester.
Pern, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The honey buzzard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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