Where does “biogeochemia” come from?
biogeochemia (Polish) comes from Polish geochemia, from Polish chemia, from Latin chēmia, from Latin alchēmia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
biogeochemia (Polish): biogeochemistry
Definitions
- biogeochemistry
Ancestry of “biogeochemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | geochemia | geochemistry |
| 2 | Polish | chemia | chemistry |
| 3 | Latin | chēmia | chemistry |
| 4 | Latin | alchēmia | 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 |