Etymology

petroholic

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Today it means: One who uses more petrol than necessary. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekπέτρᾱ (pétrā)
  2. Latinpetra
  3. Englishpetro-
  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 todaypetroholic

From petro- + -holic.

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