Where does “alcotourism” come from?
alcotourism (English) comes from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
alcotourism (English): The practice of traveling to drink alcohol
Definitions
- The practice of traveling to drink alcohol
Ancestry of “alcotourism”, step by step
alcotourism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tourism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 2 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 3 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English alcohol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 2 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 4 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 6 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |