Where does “alchimiste” come from?
alchimiste (French) comes from Old French alquemiste, from Medieval Latin alchemista, from Latin alchemia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
alchimiste (French): An alchemist; one who practices alchemy
Definitions
- An alchemist; one who practices alchemy
Ancestry of “alchimiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | alquemiste | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | alchemista | alchemist |
| 3 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 4 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |