Where does “alchemically” come from?
alchemically (English) comes from English alchemical, from English alchemy, from Old French alkimie, from Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
alchemically (English): By means of, or in terms of, alchemy
Definitions
- By means of, or in terms of, alchemy
Ancestry of “alchemically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alchemical | Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science... |
| 2 | English | alchemy | The ancient search for a universal panacea, and... |
| 3 | Old French | alkimie | alchemy |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 5 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |