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

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

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• Hyphenation: al‧che‧mie

Noun

alchemie f (uncountable)

1. alchemy

Related terms

• alchemist