English

alcoholiday

Blend of alcohol + holiday.

Sumerian Sumerian form ‘kohl’

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Aramaic כוחלא

Arabic كُحْل ‘kohl’

Medieval Latin alcohol

Middle English alcofol

Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz

Old English hāliġdæġ ‘holy day’

Middle English halyday ‘a religious holiday or celebration’

Today it means

noun A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / alcoholiday