Etymology of the English word alcoholism
the English word
alcoholismderived from 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
kuḥlusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Derivations in English
antialcoholismUsage
Word found in Modern English
