Where does “Alchimist” come from?
Alchimist (German) comes from French alchimiste, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Alchimist (German): Alternative form of Alchemist; alchemist
Definitions
- Alternative form of Alchemist; alchemist
Ancestry of “Alchimist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alchimiste | An alchemist; one who practices alchemy |
| 2 | Old French | alquemiste | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | alchemista | alchemist |
| 4 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 5 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |