Where does “Kolloidchemie” come from?
Kolloidchemie (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.
Kolloidchemie (German): colloid chemistry
Definitions
- colloid chemistry
Ancestry of “Kolloidchemie”, step by step
Kolloidchemie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Chemie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chemie | chemistry |
| 2 | German | Alchemie | alchemy |
| 3 | Latin | alchēmia | 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 |
via German Kolloid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kolloid | colloid |