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