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
- The conversion of food into chyme
Ancestry of “chymification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chyme | The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food... |
| 2 | Late Latin | chymus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χυμός | juice of plants; animal juices, humors; flavour,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χέω | I pour; I scatter, shed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χείω | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰéyyō | — |