Etymology

yogaholic

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

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yówgos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwgas
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryan*yáwgas
  5. Sanskritयोग॑ (yóga)
  6. Englishyoga
  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 todayyogaholic

From yoga + -holic.

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