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 — kohl, antimony paste.
alcohol (Spanish): alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
Definitions
- alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
Ancestry of “alcohol”, step by step
alcohol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish alcofol
| 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 | kohl, antimony paste |
via Arabic اَلْكُحُول
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اَلْكُحُول | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْكُحْل | — |