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.
PROOTIC
Etymology
Adjective
prootic (not comparable)
(anatomy) In front of the auditory capsule.
Noun
prootic (plural prootics)
(anatomy) A bone, or centre of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
Anagrams
• Portico, porotic, portico
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*ö"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. pro- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
– n.
Definition: A proötic bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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