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 — kohl, antimony paste.

alcól (Irish): alcohol, spirit

Definitions

  1. alcohol, spirit

Ancestry of “alcól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalcoholalcohol
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “alcól”

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