Where does “alcohol” come from?
alcohol (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alcohol (Spanish): alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
Definitions
- alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
Ancestry of “alcohol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | alcofol | — |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 5 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “alcohol”