Etymology

bakeaholic

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Today it means: A person who is very fond of baking. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₃g-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₃g-
  3. Proto-Germanic*bakaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bakan
  5. Old Englishbacan
  6. Middle Englishbaken
  7. Englishbake
  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 todaybakeaholic

From bake + -aholic.

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