Etymology

cleanaholic

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Today it means: A very clean and tidy person; one who has high standards of cleanliness for the home, etc. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-West Germanic*klainī
  2. Old Englishclǣne
  3. Middle Englishclene
  4. Englishclean
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalcoholic
  13. English todaycleanaholic

From clean + -aholic.

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