SC - Regarding TEA

[CorwynWdwd]

> We surmised that the term "tea" came from
>  China, and we have adapted it to cover several types of beverage, when in
>  fact it originally perhaps referred only to the Camelia leaf tea.  Do you
>  happen to have information which might confirm or deny these assumptions?
>  Information would be greatly appreciated.

"Tea" is a corruption of the Chinese word "Cha" which as you correctly sumised
refers "specifically to the leaves of the Camelia plant". In one dilect this
occurs as "Tay" and the English apparently picked up on it.

Corwyn
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