Dipsology
/dɪpˈsɒlədʒi/noun
The study of alcoholic drinks or of alcoholism; also used historically for a craving for drink.
Did you know?The root dipsa- comes from Greek dípsa, meaning “thirst,” and it appears in the name of the mythical water-hungry serpent dipsas, a creature said to kill by making its victim unbearably thirsty.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίψα (dípsa)
“thirst”
Late Greek
Greek
δίψος (dípsos)
“thirst; intense craving for drink”
19th Century
English
dipsology
“the study of alcoholic drinks or of drunkenness”
Modern English
English
dipsology
“the study of alcoholic drinks or alcoholism”
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