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Where does “اَلْكِيمِيَاء” come from?

اَلْكِيمِيَاء (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek χυμεία, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Ancestry of “اَلْكِيمِيَاء”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχυμείαart of alloying metals, alchemy
2Ancient Greekχύμαthat which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,...
3Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “اَلْكِيمِيَاء”

  • chemical
  • biochemical
  • chemically
  • electrochemical
  • geochemical
  • physicochemical
  • photochemical
  • immunohistochemical
  • petrochemical
  • biogeochemical
  • neurochemical
  • biochemically
  • histochemical
  • electrochemically
  • thermochemical
  • immunocytochemical
  • stereochemical
  • agrochemical
  • physiochemical
  • immunochemical
  • chemic
  • phytochemical
  • hydrochemical
  • photoelectrochemical
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