Where does “chimistă” come from?
chimistă (Romanian) comes from Romanian chimist, from French chimiste, from French chimie, from Latin chimia, from Latin alchemia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
chimistă (Romanian): female equivalent of chimist
Definitions
- female equivalent of chimist
Ancestry of “chimistă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | chimist | chemist; pharmacist |
| 2 | French | chimiste | chemist |
| 3 | French | chimie | chemistry |
| 4 | Latin | chimia | Alternative form of chēmia |
| 5 | Latin | alchemia | alchemy |
| 6 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |