Where does “алкого́ль” come from?

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

алкого́ль (Russian): ethanol, ethyl alcohol

Definitions

  1. ethanol, ethyl alcohol

Ancestry of “алкого́ль”, step by step

алкого́ль traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alcohol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
2FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via Arabic الكحل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالكحل

Words derived from “алкого́ль

Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل