Etymology

chocoholism

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Today it means: The state of being a chocoholic, being addicted to chocolate. Full definition →

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

  1. Classical Nahuatlchocolāt
  2. Spanishchocolate
  3. Englishchoc(olate)
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. Englishalcoholism
  12. English todaychocoholism

From choc(olate) + -oholism.

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