alchemie
See also: Alchemie
Dutch
Etymology
From Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alkimia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), اَل (al-, “the”) + from Ancient Greek χημεία (khēmeía) or χυμεία (khumeía) originally “a mingling, infusion, juice, liquid, as extracted from gold” and later “alchemie”, perhaps from Χημία (Khēmía, “black earth (ancient name for Egypt)”) and/or χυμός (khumós, “juice, sap”). (Compare Spanish alquimia and Italian alchimia).
Pronunciation
Noun
alchemie f (uncountable)