Where does “alchimie” come from?

alchimie (Romanian) comes from French alchimie, from Old French alkimie, from Medieval Latin alchemia, 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.

alchimie (Romanian): alchemy

Definitions

alchemy

Ancestry of “alchimie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	alchimie	alchemy
2	Old French	alkimie	alchemy
3	Medieval Latin	alchemia	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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek χύμα →