Etymology

astrochemistry

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Today it means: The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space Full definition →

English chemistry ← French chimiste ← Middle French chymie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
  6. Englishastro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  8. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  9. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  10. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  11. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  12. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  13. New Latinchimia
  14. Middle Frenchchymie
  15. Frenchchimie
  16. Frenchchimiste
  17. Englishchemist
  18. Englishchemistry
  19. English todayastrochemistry

From astro- + chemistry.

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