Where does “oleochemistry” come from?
oleochemistry (English) comes from English chemistry, from English chemist, from French chimiste, from French chimie, from Latin chimia, from Latin alchemia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
oleochemistry (English): The branch of chemistry that deals with...
Definitions
- The branch of chemistry that deals with...
Ancestry of “oleochemistry”, 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 |