Etymology

beeraholic

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Today it means: An alcoholic who drinks an excessive amount of beer. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*beuzą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*beuʀ
  3. Old Englishbēor
  4. Middle Englishber
  5. Englishbeer
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishalcoholic
  14. English todaybeeraholic

From beer + -aholic or blend of beer + alcoholic.

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