'alcoholised' originates from the verb 'alcoholise,' which is derived from 'alcohol,' a word that comes from Arabic 'al-kuḥl,' meaning 'the kohl.'

'al-kuḥl' transformed into the Medieval Latin 'alcohol,' and eventually became the modern English word 'alcohol,' from which 'alcoholise' and subsequently 'alcoholised' were derived.

Initially, 'alcohol' referred to a fine powder used in cosmetics, but over time it evolved to mean the intoxicating ingredient in fermented or distilled liquors.