Where does “alkohol” come from?
alkohol (Danish) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alkohol (Danish): alcohol
Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Alkohol | alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 3 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 5 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “alkohol”