Where does “alkohol” come from?

alkohol (Danish) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alkohol (Danish): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “alkohol”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →