Etymology

dogaholic

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Today it means: A person who is very fond of dogs. Full definition →

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

  1. Old English*dogga
  2. Middle Englishdogge
  3. Englishdog
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. Englishalcoholic
  12. English todaydogaholic

From dog + -holic.

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