Where does “geochemistry” come from?
Geochemistry is an English compound of geo- (from Ancient Greek γῆ, meaning earth) and chemistry (from Ancient Greek χημεία, via Arabic كيمياء, Latin -ista, and French -iste).
geochemistry (English): The branch of chemistry that deals with the...
Definitions
- The branch of chemistry that deals with the...
Ancestry of “geochemistry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chemistry | The branch of natural science that deals with the... |
| 2 | English | chemist | A person who specializes in the science of... |
| 3 | French | chimiste | chemist |
| 4 | French | chimie | chemistry |
| 5 | Latin | chimia | Alternative form of chēmia |
| 6 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 7 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “geochemistry”