Where does “chemo-” come from?

chemo- (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek χυμεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

chemo- (Polish): chemo

Definitions

  1. chemo

Ancestry of “chemo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχυμείαart of alloying metals, alchemy
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek χυμεία →