Etymology

capaholic

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Today it means: A person who lies a lot; a serial liar. Full definition →

English alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Italic*kaput
  5. Latincaput
  6. Latincapitulum
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latincapitulāre?
  10. Late Latincappa
  11. Proto-West Germanic*kappā
  12. Proto-West Germanic*kappijā
  13. Old Englishcæppe
  14. Middle Englishcappe
  15. Englishcap
  16. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  17. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  18. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  19. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  20. Medieval Latinalcoho
  21. Middle Englishalcofol
  22. Englishalcohol
  23. Englishalcoholic
  24. English todaycapaholic

From cap (“to lie”) + -aholic (“addicted to”).

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