Where does “-ol” come from?

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

-ol (Dutch): ol

Definitions

  1. ol

Ancestry of “-ol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalcoholalcohol class of compounds
2Spanishalcoholalcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
3Old Spanishalcofol—
4Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “-ol”

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