What's more ironic than "alcohol" being an Arabic word?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
In layman's terms, the word alcohol (Arabic: ?????, "al-ku?l") usually refers to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol or (older) spirits of wine, or to any alcoholic beverage.
Answers: From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
In layman's terms, the word alcohol (Arabic: ?????, "al-ku?l") usually refers to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol or (older) spirits of wine, or to any alcoholic beverage.
How about "courage" being derived from a French word.
a fly in your Chardonay
Precious little that I can think of
The arabs of the 13th century (our reckoning) were the leaders in scientific advancement at the time. Islam and its ban on drinking didn't come until later. BTW, not all arabs are muslims and not all muslims are arabs.