Where does “alcohol” come from?

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

alcohol (Old French): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “alcohol”, 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 “alcohol”

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