Etymology

iatrochemistry

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Today it means: An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory. Full definition →

English chemistry ← French chimiste ← Middle French chymie
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἰάομαι (iáomai)
  2. Ancient Greekῑ̓ᾱτρός (īātrós)
  3. Ancient Greekῑ̓ᾱτρο- (īātro-)
  4. Englishiatro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  6. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  7. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  8. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  9. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  10. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  11. New Latinchimia
  12. Middle Frenchchymie
  13. Frenchchimie
  14. Frenchchimiste
  15. Englishchemist
  16. Englishchemistry
  17. English todayiatrochemistry

From iatro- + chemistry.

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