Where does “αλχημιστής” come from?
αλχημιστής (Greek) 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.
αλχημιστής (Greek): alchemist
Definitions
- alchemist
Ancestry of “αλχημιστής”, step by step
αλχημιστής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French alchimiste
| 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 |
via Greek αλχημεία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | αλχημεία | alchemy |
| 2 | Latin | alchēmia | alchemy |
| 3 | Arabic | كِيمِيَاء | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χυμεία | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |