Etymology

pastaholic

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

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

  1. Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
  2. Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
  3. Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
  4. Late Latinpasta
  5. Italianpasta
  6. Englishpasta
  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 todaypastaholic

From pasta + -holic.

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