Where does “Alkohol” come from?

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

Alkohol (Luxembourgish): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “Alkohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →
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