'alcoholdom' originates from the English word 'alcohol' combined with the suffix '-dom,' which denotes a state or condition.

'alcohol' from Arabic 'al-kuḥl' meaning 'the kohl' (a fine powder used as eyeliner), transformed into the modern English word 'alcohol,' and '-dom' from Old English 'dom' meaning 'judgment, authority, or domain.'

Initially, 'alcohol' referred to a fine powder, but over time it evolved to mean a distilled liquid, and 'alcoholdom' now refers to the state of being influenced by alcohol.