Where does “alcoolic” come from?
alcoolic (Romanian) comes from French alcoolique, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alcoolic (Romanian): alcoholic
Ancestry of “alcoolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | alcoolique | alcoholic, related to or containing alcohol;... |
| 2 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |