Etymology

workalcoholic

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Today it means: Workaholic. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  3. Proto-Germanic*werką
  4. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  5. Old Englishweorc
  6. Middle Englishwerk
  7. Englishwork
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishalcoholic
  16. English todayworkalcoholic

From work + alcoholic.

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