Where does “iatrochemist” come from?
iatrochemist (English) comes from English iatrochemistry, from English chemistry, from English chemist, from French chimiste, from French chimie, from Latin chimia, from Latin alchemia, from Arabic كيمياء — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
iatrochemist (English): Someone who practiced iatrochemistry
Definitions
- Someone who practiced iatrochemistry
Ancestry of “iatrochemist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | iatrochemistry | An early branch of chemistry, having roots in... |
| 2 | English | chemistry | The branch of natural science that deals with the... |
| 3 | English | chemist | A person who specializes in the science of... |
| 4 | French | chimiste | chemist |
| 5 | French | chimie | chemistry |
| 6 | Latin | chimia | Alternative form of chēmia |
| 7 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 8 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |