Etymology

cataholic

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Today it means: One who is extremely fond of cats. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*kattuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kattu
  3. Old Englishcatt
  4. Middle Englishcat
  5. Englishcat
  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 todaycataholic

From cat + -aholic.

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