'alcoholization' originates from the word 'alcohol,' which comes from the Arabic word 'al-kuḥl,' meaning 'the kohl' or 'the fine powder.'

'al-kuḥl' transformed into the Medieval Latin word 'alcohol,' and eventually became the modern English word 'alcoholization' through the process of adding the suffix '-ization.'

Initially, it referred to the process of making something into alcohol, but over time it also came to mean excessive alcohol consumption.