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Where does “alcoholaemia” come from?

alcoholaemia (English) comes from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

alcoholaemia (English): The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream; A...

Definitions

  1. The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream; A...

Ancestry of “alcoholaemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
2FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “alcoholaemia”

  • alcoholemia
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