Meanings
prefix
- Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
Back-formation from compounds built on New Latin chēmicus (“pertaining to alchemy or chemistry”) and chēmia (“chemistry”), ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.
More words from New Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch chemo-, chemie-
- chemo-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
- chemie-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Estonian keemia-, kemo-
- keemia-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
- kemo-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Finnish kemia-, kemian-
- kemia-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
- kemian-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
French chimio-
- chimio-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
German chemo-
- chemo-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Irish ceimi-
- ceimi-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Italian chemio-
- chemio-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Polish chemo-
- chemo-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Portuguese quimio-
- quimio-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Russian хи́мио-
- хи́мио- (xímio-)relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Spanish quimio-
- quimio-relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Cite this entry
APA
chemo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemo-
MLA
“chemo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemo-. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemo-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemo-.
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