Etymology

chloralist

C3H4L1O1R1A1L1I1S1T1

Today it means: A person who uses chloral as a narcotic; a chloral addict. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchlorine
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishchloral
  14. English todaychloralist

From chloral + -ist.

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