Where does “alcohol” come from?

alcohol (Chavacano) comes from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alcohol (Chavacano): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “alcohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcoholalcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
2Old Spanishalcofol—
3Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →