Question for the hivemind
Feb. 25th, 2011 04:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tanuki_greenHey all y'all! I've been on a quest today in search of latin words for certain things. Specifically, I'm looking for the latin words for caffeine and/or coffee.
I have found no equivilent word for caffeine so far. This is the word I most want to see a translation for. Seriously, how does one go to the Vatican and as for the beverage with the most caffeine? There has to be a way.
The closest I have found for coffee is 'capulus' which also means either coffin or sword and I see the possibility for much confusion there.
I did find one place where coffee was translated to 'coffeum' but I fin this highly suspect.
So, hivemind, what do you know about latin that I don't where it comes to my coffee / caffeine?
I have found no equivilent word for caffeine so far. This is the word I most want to see a translation for. Seriously, how does one go to the Vatican and as for the beverage with the most caffeine? There has to be a way.
The closest I have found for coffee is 'capulus' which also means either coffin or sword and I see the possibility for much confusion there.
I did find one place where coffee was translated to 'coffeum' but I fin this highly suspect.
So, hivemind, what do you know about latin that I don't where it comes to my coffee / caffeine?
