Where does “alcól” come from?
alcól (Irish) comes from Old French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alcól (Irish): alcohol, spirit
Ancestry of “alcól”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | alcohol | alcohol |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “alcól”