phytochemical

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
6. Englishphyto-
7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
8. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
9. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
10. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
11. Medieval Latinalchēmia
12. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
13. New Latinchēmia
14. New Latinchēmicus
15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
17. Englishchemical
18. English todayphytochemical

From phyto- + chemical.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. Pertaining to the chemistry of plants.