Caffeinated
/ˈkæf.ə.neɪ.tɪd/noun
Having caffeine added to it or containing caffeine.
Did you know?The root behind caffeine traces back to Arabic and ultimately to the coffee plant itself, so every “caffeinated” drink is linguistically tied to the same source that gave the world coffee.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
qahwa
“coffee; originally a term associated with the beverage and, earlier, possibly wine or something that suppresses appetite”
16th Century
Italian
caffè
“coffee”
17th Century
French
café
“coffee”
19th Century
English
caffeine
“the stimulating alkaloid found in coffee, tea, and other plants”
20th Century
English
caffeinate
“to add caffeine to something or make it caffeinated”
Modern English
English
caffeinated
“containing caffeine or having had caffeine added”
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