Where does “alcofol” come from?
alcofol (Old Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
Ancestry of “alcofol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 3 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 4 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |