Etymology

chemically

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Today it means: Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English chemical
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chemically · adverb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmia
  8. New Latinchēmicus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishchemical
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todaychemically

From chemical + -ly.

chemically · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmia
  8. New Latinchēmicus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishchemical
  12. English todaychemically

From chemical + -y.

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