Etymograph

English

kahweol

Kahweol comes from Arabic قَهْوَة ‘coffee’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentقَهْوَة1qahwa‘coffee’
  2. Englishtodaykahweol1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English kahweol

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentقَهْوَةWiktionary, English kahweolqahwa‘coffee’
  2. EnglishtodaykahweolWiktionary, English kahweol

Linked words

through Arabic قَهْوَة ‘coffee’

coffee, caffeine, cafeteria, kopi, 5 more

Today it means

noun A diterpene found in the beans of Coffea arabica, structurally related to cafestol.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “kahweol”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Arabic قَهْوَة / kahweol