Where does “biogeochemist” come from?
biogeochemist (English) comes from English biogeochemistry, from English geochemistry, from English chemistry, from English chemist, from French chimiste, from French chimie, from Latin chimia, from Latin alchemia — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
biogeochemist (English): A scholar in the field of biogeochemistry
Definitions
- A scholar in the field of biogeochemistry
Ancestry of “biogeochemist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biogeochemistry | The scientific study of biological, geological... |
| 2 | English | geochemistry | The branch of chemistry that deals with the... |
| 3 | English | chemistry | The branch of natural science that deals with the... |
| 4 | English | chemist | A person who specializes in the science of... |
| 5 | French | chimiste | chemist |
| 6 | French | chimie | chemistry |
| 7 | Latin | chimia | Alternative form of chēmia |
| 8 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 9 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |