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.
TIBIAL
tibial
(adjective) relating to or located near a tibia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tibial (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
(music) Of or relating to a pipe or flute.
Noun
tibial (plural tibials)
(anatomy) A tibial bone.
Source: Wiktionary
Tib"i*al, a. Etym: [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial.]
1. Of or pertaining to a tibia.
2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute. Tibial spur (Zoöl.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.
Tib"i*al, n. (Anat.)
Definition: A tibial bone; a tibiale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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