Where does “nonchemist” come from?
nonchemist (English) comes from English chemist, from French chimiste, from French chimie, from Latin chimia, from Latin alchemia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
nonchemist (English): One who is not a chemist
Definitions
- One who is not a chemist
Ancestry of “nonchemist”, step by step
nonchemist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chemist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemist | A person who specializes in the science of... |
| 2 | French | chimiste | chemist |
| 3 | French | chimie | chemistry |
| 4 | Latin | chimia | Alternative form of chēmia |
| 5 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 6 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |