Where does “chemist” come from?
Chemist comes from French chimiste, formed with the French suffix -iste from Latin -ista, ultimately from Arabic كيمياء and Ancient Greek χημεία, whose origin in Proto-Indo-European remains uncertain.
chemist (English): A person who specializes in the science of...
Definitions
- A person who specializes in the science of...
Ancestry of “chemist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | chimiste | chemist |
| 2 | French | chimie | chemistry |
| 3 | Latin | chimia | Alternative form of chēmia |
| 4 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 5 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “chemist”