Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “agroquímica” come from?

agroquímica (Spanish) comes from Spanish química, 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.

agroquímica (Spanish): agrochemistry; feminine singular of agroquímico

Definitions

  1. agrochemistry; feminine singular of agroquímico

Ancestry of “agroquímica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquímicachemistry; feminine singular of químico; female...
2Arabicكيمياءchemistry
3Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ—
4Ancient Greekχύμαthat which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,...
5Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →