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k a h ve h , a n d t he A r a b i c qa h w a h . 2 T h e w o r d s t o r e d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I E r o o t s t a - w h i c h me a n s t o s t a n d a n d m a n y o f i t s p a r o n y m s r e f e r t o places or things that are standing. 3 These i n c l u de store, r e st o r e , r e st a u r a n t , s t a n d , e s t a b l i s hm e n t , st a t e , co s t , st a ge , st a y , a n d s y s t e m . T H E M E S : R e c a l l t ha t t h e w o r d c a f et er i a m e a n s c o f f e e st o r e a n d c a f i s a s m a l l r e st a u r a n t . T h e s u f f i x - t e r ia r e f e r s t o a p l a c e w h e r e b u s i n e ss i s c o n d u c t e d . S e ve r a l p a r on y m s o f s t o r e a l s o r e f e r t o p l a ce s w h e r e b u s i n e s s i s c o n d uc t e d , e . g . st a n d , st o r e , r e st a u r a n t , a n d e s t a b l i s hm e n t . T h e i n t e g r a t i n g t h e m e i s t h u s E S T A B L I S H M E N T wh e n i t t a ke s t he m e a n i n g o f a b us i n e ss o r o t h e r or g a n i z a t i on , o r t he p l a ce w h e r e a n o r g a n i z a t i o n op e r a t e s . 4

1 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?searc h=cafeteria 2 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=coffee 3 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 84 4 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/establishment_1 Starling Hunter 2011 1