Where does “alcoblow” come from?

alcoblow (English) comes from English blow, from Middle English blowe, from Old English blōwan, from Proto-West Germanic blōan, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

alcoblow (English): The use of breathalyzers

Definitions

  1. The use of breathalyzers

Ancestry of “alcoblow”, step by step

alcoblow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblowTo produce an air current; To propel by an air...
2Middle EnglishbloweAlternative form of blowen
3Old Englishblōwanto bloom, blossom
4Proto-West Germanicblōanto bloom, to flower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Latin Alco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcoanciently held by
2Ancient GreekἌλκωνAlcon, any of a number of figures of classical history and mythology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-