Where does “biochemically” come from?
Biochemically is derived from English biochemical, which combines English chemical and English aldehyde through Latin alkimia and Arabic كيمياء, ultimately from Ancient Greek χημεία meaning the art of working with metals.
biochemically (English): With reference to biochemistry
Definitions
- With reference to biochemistry
Ancestry of “biochemically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biochemical | of, or relating to biochemistry; characterized... |
| 2 | English | chemical | Of or relating to chemistry; Of or relating to a... |
| 3 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |