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- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
- Englishphysio-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmia
- New Latinchēmicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishchemical
- English todayphysiochemical
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