Where does “chemo-” come from?
chemo- (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.
chemo- (German): chemo
Definitions
- chemo
Ancestry of “chemo-”, step by step
| 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 |