Where does “chymification” come from?

chymification (English) comes from English chyme, from Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

chymification (English): The conversion of food into chyme

Definitions

  1. The conversion of food into chyme

Ancestry of “chymification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchymeThe thick semifluid mass of partly digested food...
2Late Latinchymus
3Ancient Greekχυμόςjuice of plants; animal juices, humors; flavour,...
4Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
5Ancient Greekχείω
6Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyōEvery word from Ancient Greek χείωEvery word from Ancient Greek χέω