Etymology

alcoholize

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Today it means: To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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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. English todayalcoholize

From alcohol + -ize.

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