Where does “alcohol” come from?

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

alcohol (Medieval Latin): powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...

Definitions

  1. powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...

Ancestry of “alcohol”, step by step

alcohol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كحل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
2Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
3Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via Arabic اَلْكُحْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْكُحْل—

Words derived from “alcohol”

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