Where does “biogeochemical” come from?
Biogeochemical derives from English chemical, which comes from English chemic, from English aldehyde, from Latin alkimia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χημεία.
biogeochemical (English): Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry; A...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry; A...
Ancestry of “biogeochemical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geochemical | Of or pertaining to geochemistry |
| 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 |