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Where does “alkahest” come from?

alkahest (English) comes from Late Latin alcahest.

alkahest (English): A universal solvent sought by the alchemists

Definitions

  1. A universal solvent sought by the alchemists

Ancestry of “alkahest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinalcahest—
Every word from Late Latin alcahest →