Where does “alcool” come from?
alcool (French) comes from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alcool (French): alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
Definitions
- alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
Ancestry of “alcool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 5 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “alcool”