Etymology of the English word alcohol
the English word
alcoholderived from the Latin word
alcohol (alcohol)
derived from the Arabic word
al-kuhlderived from the Arabic word
al-kuḥlusing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Classical Arabic word
kuḥlDate
The earliest known usage of alcohol in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
bromal,
diol,
geraniol,
alcopop,
naphthalene,
alcoholate,
alcoholic,
alcoholism,
alcoholize,
alcoholysis,
gasohol,
glycol,
polyalcohol,
acetal,
chloralCognates
Dutch
alcohol, French
alcool, German
Alkohol, Icelandic
alkóhól, Lithuanian
alkoholis, Polish
alkohol, Russian
aлкoгoль, Swedish
alkoholUsage
Word found in Modern English
