Where does “biochemicus” come from?

biochemicus (Dutch) comes from Dutch chemicus, from Latin chēmicus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

biochemicus (Dutch): biochemist (a chemist whose speciality is biochemistry)

Definitions

  1. biochemist (a chemist whose speciality is biochemistry)

Ancestry of “biochemicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchchemicuschemist
2Latinchēmicuschemical
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Latin chēmicus →