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.
ZOOGEOGRAPHY
Etymology
Noun
zoogeography (usually uncountable, plural zoogeographies)
The scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species.
Source: Wiktionary
Zo`ö*ge*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Zoö- + geography.]
Definition: The study or description of the geographical distribution of animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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