English
alkoholism
Alkoholism may come from German Alkoholismus ‘alcoholism’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentAlkoholismus‘alcoholism’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1997alkoholism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentAlkoholismus‘alcoholism’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1997alkoholism
Earliest quotation: 1997, Klaus Günther Beck, KZ-DEATH: PCHYSOMATIC DISEASE (NOT GAS): “Yes, it is called alkoholism.”
Every English word from German Alkoholismus
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Alkoholismus / alkoholism