Etymology

foodaholic

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Today it means: A lover of food; a foodie. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōdô
  3. Old Englishfōda
  4. Middle Englishfode
  5. Englishfood
  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 todayfoodaholic

From food + -aholic.

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