alquimia

Betekenis

alchemy

Koppelteken as

al‧qui‧mia

Geslag

♀️ Vroulik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/alˈkimja/

Etimologie

Inherited from Old Spanish alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (al-kímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of allyoing metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”).