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Where does “pizzaholic” come from?

pizzaholic (English) comes from English -holic, from English alcoholic, from English -ic, from Middle English -ik, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

pizzaholic (English): one who is addicted to pizza

Definitions

  1. one who is addicted to pizza

Ancestry of “pizzaholic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-holicDenotes addiction to the substance or activity of...
2EnglishalcoholicA person addicted to alcohol; One who abuses...
3English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
4Middle English-ikAlternative form of -y; Forms nouns denoting a...
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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