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Where does “chemistry” come from?

Chemistry comes from English chemist plus the suffix -iste, from French chimiste, derived from Arabic كيمياء and Ancient Greek χημεία.

chemistry (English): The branch of natural science that deals with the...

Definitions

  1. The branch of natural science that deals with the...

Ancestry of “chemistry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemistA person who specializes in the science of...
2Frenchchimistechemist
3Frenchchimiechemistry
4LatinchimiaAlternative form of chēmia
5Latinalchemiaalchemy
6Arabicكيمياءchemistry
7Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ—
8Ancient Greekχύμαthat which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,...
9Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
10Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “chemistry”

  • biochemistry
  • immunohistochemistry
  • geochemistry
  • electrochemistry
  • stereochemistry
  • photochemistry
  • neurochemistry
  • immunocytochemistry
  • biogeochemistry
  • histochemistry
  • thermochemistry
  • cytochemistry
  • immunochemistry
  • hydrochemistry
  • radiochemistry
  • phytochemistry
  • microchemistry
  • iatrochemistry
  • spectroelectrochemistry
  • mechanochemistry
  • nanochemistry
  • petrochemistry
  • bioelectrochemistry
  • physicochemistry
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