'Coffea' originates from Arabic, specifically the word 'qahwa', where 'qahwa' meant 'coffee (the drink)'.

'Coffea' changed from the Arabic word 'qahwa' to Turkish 'kahve', then to Italian 'caffè' (and Medieval/Modern Latin 'coffea'), and eventually became the scientific genus name 'Coffea'.

Initially, it meant 'coffee (the drink)', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the plant genus Coffea'.