Etymology

aminoalcoholic

A1M3I1N1O1A1L1C3O1H4O1L1I1C3

Today it means: Relating to aminoalcohols Full definition →

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

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishalcoholic
  16. English todayaminoalcoholic

From amino- + alcoholic.

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