Etymology

Potterholic

P3O1T1T1E1R1H4O1L1I1C3

Today it means: One who loves the Harry Potter series of books and films. Full definition →

English alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  2. Old Englishpott
  3. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  4. Frankish*pott
  5. Vulgar Latinpottum
  6. Old Frenchpot
  7. Middle Englishpot
  8. Middle EnglishPotter
  9. EnglishPotter
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. Middle Englishalcofol
  16. Englishalcohol
  17. Englishalcoholic
  18. English todayPotterholic

From Potter + -holic.

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