Where does “Alkoholmissbrauch” come from?
Alkoholmissbrauch (German) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
Alkoholmissbrauch (German): alcohol abuse
Definitions
- alcohol abuse
Ancestry of “Alkoholmissbrauch”, step by step
Alkoholmissbrauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Alkohol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Alkohol | alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 3 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 5 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via German Mißbrauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mißbrauch | abuse, cruel treatment not in the sense of “verbal abuse, insult” |