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.
PTEROTIC
Pte*ro"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the proötic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.
– n.
Definition: The pterotic bone.
Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some cases to resemble in form a bird's wing
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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