Where does “biogeochemisch” come from?
biogeochemisch (German) comes from German geochemisch, from German chemisch, from German Chemie, from German Alchemie, from Latin alchēmia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
biogeochemisch (German): biogeochemical
Definitions
- biogeochemical
Ancestry of “biogeochemisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geochemisch | geochemical |
| 2 | German | chemisch | chemical |
| 3 | German | Chemie | chemistry |
| 4 | German | Alchemie | alchemy |
| 5 | Latin | alchēmia | alchemy |
| 6 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |