chemistry

The story

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 Latinchimia
8. Middle Frenchchymie
9. Frenchchimie
10. Frenchchimiste
11. Englishchemist
12. English todaychemistry

First coined 1605, from chemist + -ry. From chemist, chymist, from Latin alchimista, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from article اَل (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”).

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