Where does “electrochemical” come from?
Electrochemical derives from English chemical, from English chemic, from English aldehyde, from Latin alkimia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χημεία meaning the art of transmuting metals.
electrochemical (English): Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought...
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- Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought...
Ancestry of “electrochemical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemical | Of or relating to chemistry; Of or relating to a... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |