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Where does “alchimista” come from?

alchimista (Latin) comes 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.

alchimista (Latin): Alternative spelling of alchemista

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of alchemista

Ancestry of “alchimista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكيمياءchemistry
2Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ—
3Ancient Greekχύμαthat which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “alchimista”

  • chemistry
  • chemist
  • biochemistry
  • immunohistochemistry
  • geochemistry
  • electrochemistry
  • stereochemistry
  • photochemistry
  • neurochemistry
  • immunocytochemistry
  • biogeochemistry
  • histochemistry
  • thermochemistry
  • cytochemistry
  • immunochemistry
  • hydrochemistry
  • radiochemistry
  • phytochemistry
  • microchemistry
  • iatrochemistry
  • spectroelectrochemistry
  • mechanochemistry
  • nanochemistry
  • petrochemistry
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