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Where does “alcoholslot” come from?

alcoholslot (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.

alcoholslot (Dutch): A breath alcohol ignition interlock device

Definitions

  1. A breath alcohol ignition interlock device

Ancestry of “alcoholslot”, step by step

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