Etymology

alcoholiday

al·co·hol·i·day
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Today it means: A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol. Full definition →

First used late 19th c.English holiday ← Middle English halyday ← Old English hāliġdæġ
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  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  9. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*hailagaz
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-?
  12. Proto-Germanic*dagaz
  13. Proto-Germanic*hailagadagaz
  14. Old Englishhāliġdæġ
  15. Middle Englishhalyday
  16. Englishholiday
  17. English todayalcoholiday

Blend of alcohol + holiday.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 19th c. A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol.

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