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odiroot
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What about "herbata" in Polish then?
Sean1708
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According to this[0] it comes from the Latin for Herbal Tea (
herba thea
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/herbata
yarek
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Comes from French "herbe" meaning "grass/plant". "Herbe" is also source for English "herb".
Anderkent
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Latin herba actually, rather than french herbe
seba_dos1
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What about "czajnik" (teapot) in Polish then? ;)
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