Etymology

mechanochemical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry Full definition →

English chemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin chēmicus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. Old Frenchmecanique
  6. Middle Englishmekanyk
  7. Englishmechan(ic)
  8. Englishmechano-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  10. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  11. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  12. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  13. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  14. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  15. New Latinchēmia
  16. New Latinchēmicus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishchemical
  20. English todaymechanochemical

From mechano- + chemical.

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