Etymology

filmaholic

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Today it means: A film enthusiast. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Germanic*felma-
  3. Proto-Germanic*filmīn-
  4. Old Englishfilmen
  5. Middle Englishfilme
  6. Englishfilm
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholic
  15. English todayfilmaholic

From film + -aholic.

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