Where does “Chemiker” come from?
Chemiker (German) comes from German Chemie, from German Alchemie, from Latin alchēmia, 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.
Chemiker (German): chemist
Ancestry of “Chemiker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Chemie | chemistry |
| 2 | German | Alchemie | alchemy |
| 3 | Latin | alchēmia | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Chemiker”