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Where does “χυμός” come from?

χυμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

χυμός (Ancient Greek): juice of plants; animal juices, humors; flavour,...

Definitions

  1. juice of plants; animal juices, humors; flavour,...

Ancestry of “χυμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
2Ancient Greekχείω—
3Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—

Words derived from “χυμός”

  • chyme
  • chymase
  • chymification
  • chymiferous
  • chymous
  • chymify
  • prochymase
  • achymous
  • chymus
  • chimo
  • elektrochemisch
  • biogeochemisch
  • biochemisch
  • geochemisch
  • Hydrochemie
  • Chemie
  • thermochemisch
  • Chemiker
  • Umweltchemie
  • Kohlenstoffchemie
  • Wasserchemie
  • Atmosphärenchemie
  • Chemieanlage
  • photochemisch
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