Where does “alcoholist” come from?

alcoholist (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.

alcoholist (Dutch): alcoholic

Definitions

  1. alcoholic

Ancestry of “alcoholist”, 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
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →