alchemic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.

Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.

Medieval Latin alchēmīalbor.

Old French alkimieder.

English alchemy

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English alchemic

From alchemy + -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmɪk

Adjective

alchemic (not comparable)

1. alchemical.
   • 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 359:

     And then, with the alchemic precision with which a chi finds its host no matter where in the universe he may be, I arrived at the place where my host lay.

Anagrams

• Michalec, chemical