Etymology

cannabinol

C3A1N1N1A1B3I1N1O1L1

Today it means: A psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekκάνναβις (kánnabis)
  2. Latincannabi
  3. Englishcannab(is)
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. English todaycannabinol

From cannab(is) + -in + -ol.

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