Etymology

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Today it means: To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic. Full definition →

English alchemy ← Old French alkimie ← Medieval Latin alchēmīa
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmīa
  6. Old Frenchalkimie
  7. Englishalchemy
  8. English todayalchemise

From alchemy + -ise.

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