Where does “alcoolmetru” come from?
alcoolmetru (Romanian) comes from Romanian alcool, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
alcoolmetru (Romanian): alcoholometer
Definitions
- alcoholometer
Ancestry of “alcoolmetru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | alcool | 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 | kohl, antimony paste |