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Where does “alkoholhaltig” come from?

alkoholhaltig (German) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

alkoholhaltig (German): alcoholic, containing alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcoholic, containing alcohol

Ancestry of “alkoholhaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlum—
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