Etymology

infoholic

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Today it means: A person who has an insatiable desire for news and information, especially when obtained online. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  6. Latinfōrma
  7. Latinfōrmō
  8. Latinīnfōrmō
  9. Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
  10. Middle Englishenformacioun
  11. Englishinformation
  12. Englishinfo-
  13. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  14. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  15. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  16. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  17. Medieval Latinalcoho
  18. Middle Englishalcofol
  19. Englishalcohol
  20. Englishalcoholic
  21. English todayinfoholic

From info- + -holic.

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