English
foodaholic
Foodaholic comes from English alcoholic.
- English1500–presentalcoholic
- Englishtodayfoodaholic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presentalcoholic
- Englishtodayfoodaholic
A compound of food + -aholic
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to guard, graze, feed’
Proto-Germanic *fōdô ‘food’
Proto-West Germanic *fōdō
Old English fōda ‘food’
Middle English fode ‘food’
English food
Linked words
through English alcoholic
Today it means
noun A lover of food; a foodie.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English alcoholic / foodaholic