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- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Latinalchēmīa
- Medieval Latinalchēmista
- Old Frenchalquemiste
- Englishalchemist
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishalchemistical
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
- Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
- Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
- Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
- Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
- Latinmysticus
- Old Frenchmistique
- Englishmystic
- Englishmystical
- English todayalchemystical
Variant of alchemistical, perhaps with intentional blend of mystical.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.