-ol · suffix1
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- English today-ol
Shortened from alcohol.
-ol · suffix2
- Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
- Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
- Latinoleum
- English today-ol
From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).
Words from the same roots
Latinoleum all →
oiloleumcardolcosmolineerythroleic acidleucoline-ola-oleoleiferousoleo-oleosaccharumphenetolpinacolinrhigolenesalicylolserolinsinapoline
Ancient Greekἔλαιον all →
oiloleumazelaicelaeodendrosideelaeoliteelæonelaeopteneelaidicelaiodic acidelaiosomeelayl
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.