caffeic

English

Etymology

From the root caffe- (“coffee”) as found in caffeine, from Italian caffè (compare also French café and German Kaffee) +‎ -ic. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Adjective

caffeic (not comparable)

1. of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid
   • 1895, {unattributed}, The New England Medical Gazette, Volume 30

     Caffeic poisoning showed itself chiefly in digestive and in nervous troubles, the symptoms of caffeic dyspepsia very nearly resembling those of alcoholic gastritis, such as catarrhal gastritis, saburral tongue, a marked loss of appetite, etc.

Derived terms

• caffeate
• caffeoyl