Etymology

shopaholic

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Today it means: One who shops excessively; a shopping addict. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*skup-
  2. Old Englishscoppa
  3. Middle Englishschoppe
  4. Englishshop
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalcoholic
  13. English todayshopaholic

From shop + -aholic.

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