Where does “alcohol” come from?
alcohol (Latin) comes from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
alcohol (Latin): kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
Definitions
- kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
Ancestry of “alcohol”, step by step
alcohol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Andalusian Arabic كُحُول
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 3 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 4 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via Aramaic al-kuḥūl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | al-kuḥūl | — |