Etymology

danceaholic

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Today it means: one who is addicted to dancing. Full definition →

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

  1. Vulgar Latin*dantiāre
  2. Anglo-Normandauncer
  3. Middle Englishdauncen
  4. Englishdance
  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 todaydanceaholic

From dance + -aholic.

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