alchemie

See also: Alchemie

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alchēmia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), اَل (al-, “the”) + from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), perhaps from Χημία (Khēmía, “black earth (ancient name for Egypt)”) and/or χυμός (khumós, “juice, sap”). Compare Spanish alquimia and Italian alchimia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑl.xeːˈmi/, /ˌɑl.xəˈmi/

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• Hyphenation: al‧che‧mie

Noun

alchemie f (uncountable)

1. alchemy

Related terms

• alchemist