alquimia

Meaning

alchemy

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
al‧qui‧mia
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/alˈkimja/
Etymology

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”).

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