Where does “алхи́мия” come from?
алхи́мия (Russian) comes from Medieval Latin alchimia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء, from Ancient Greek χυμεία, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
алхи́мия (Russian): alchemy
Definitions
- alchemy
Ancestry of “алхи́мия”, step by step
алхи́мия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin alchimia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | alchimia | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْكِيمِيَاء | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χυμεία | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |