Etymology

nonalchemical

N1O1N1A1L1C3H4E1M3I1C3A1L1

Today it means: Not alchemical. Full definition →

English alchemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Old French alkimie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  15. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  16. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  17. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  18. Medieval Latinalchēmīa
  19. Old Frenchalkimie
  20. Englishalchemy
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishalchemical
  24. English todaynonalchemical

From non- + alchemical.

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