Etymology

coffeeholic

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Today it means: Someone addicted to coffee. Full definition →

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

  1. Arabicقَهْوَة (qahwa)
  2. Ottoman Turkishقهوه (kahve)
  3. Italiancaffè
  4. Dutchkoffie
  5. Englishcoffee
  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 todaycoffeeholic

From coffee + -holic.

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