Etymology

agrochemistry

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Today it means: The branch of chemistry related to agriculture. Full definition →

English chemistry ← French chimiste ← Middle French chymie
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Italic*agros
  4. Latinager
  5. Englishagro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  7. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  8. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  9. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  10. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  11. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  12. New Latinchimia
  13. Middle Frenchchymie
  14. Frenchchimie
  15. Frenchchimiste
  16. Englishchemist
  17. Englishchemistry
  18. English todayagrochemistry

From agro- + chemistry.

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