Where does “alembic” come from?

alembic (English) comes from French alambic, from Latin alembicum, from Arabic إِنْبِيق, from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων — crest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit.

alembic (English): An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two...

Definitions

  1. An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two...

Ancestry of “alembic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalambicalembic, still
2Latinalembicumalembic, still
3Arabicإِنْبِيق—
4Ancient Greekἄμβιξspouted cup; alembic, still
5Ancient Greekἄμβωνcrest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit

Words derived from “alembic”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβων →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ →Every word from Arabic إِنْبِيق →
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