Etymology

cannabidiol

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Today it means: A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Ancient Greekκάνναβις (kánnabis)
  2. Latincannabi
  3. Englishcannab(is)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  7. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  8. Latindi-
  9. Englishdi-
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. Middle Englishalcofol
  16. Englishalcohol
  17. English todaycannabidiol

From cannab(is) + -i- + di- + -ol.

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