EVOLUTION OF A CUP OF COFFEE

Painted from nature by M.E. Eaton—Detail sketches show anther, pistil, and section of corolla


Chapter I

DEALING WITH THE ETYMOLOGY OF COFFEE

Origin and translation of the word from the Arabian into various languages—Views of many writers

The history of the word coffee involves several phonetic difficulties. The European languages got the name of the beverage about 1600 from the original Arabic