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bookaholic

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English bookaholic From book + -aholic.

  1. derived from -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English bookaholic From book + -aholic
  2. derived from -iquebor
  3. derived from alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor
  4. derived from alcoholder
  5. derived from *bʰeh₂g-der✻
  6. derived from *bʰeh₂ǵosder✻

Definitions

  1. A lover of books.

    • “A speed-reading bookaholic, T. R. called his dog-eared traveling volumes ‘The Pigskin Library’ because they had waterproof covers,” Brinkley said in an e-mail message.

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