Etymology

alcoholaemia

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Today it means: The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  9. English todayalcoholaemia

From alcohol + -aemia.

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