Where does “alkoholos” come from?

alkoholos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alkohol, from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alkoholos (Hungarian): alcoholic

Definitions

  1. alcoholic

Ancestry of “alkoholos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalkoholalcohol
2GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “alkoholos”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →