Etymology

vodkaholic

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Today it means: A vodka addict. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavic*wandō
  4. Proto-Slavic*voda
  5. Old East Slavicвода (voda)
  6. Russianвода́ (vodá)
  7. Russianво́дка (vódka)
  8. Englishvodka
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalcohol
  16. Englishalcoholic
  17. English todayvodkaholic

From vodka + -holic.

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