Where does “alcol” come from?

alcol (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alcol (Italian): alcohol; ethanol

Definitions

  1. alcohol; ethanol

Ancestry of “alcol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alcol”

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