Chemistry (etymology) | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-28

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00:00:46 1 Overview
00:02:05 1.1 Egyptian origin
00:03:40 1.2 Greek origin
00:04:47 2 From alchemy to chemistry
00:07:00 3 See also



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In the history of science, the etymology of the word chemistry is debatable.  It is agreed that the word derives from the word alchemy, which is a European one, derived from kimiya (كيمياء) and alchemy al-kīmiyāʾ (الكيمياء).  The Arabic term is derived from the Ancient Greek χημία khēmia or χημεία khēmeia.  However, the ultimate origin of the root word, chem, is uncertain.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, al-kīmiyāʾ is derived from χημία, which is derived from the ancient Egyptian name of Egypt (khem or khm, khame, or khmi, meaning "blackness"  Therefore, alchemy is the "Black Art".  However, it is also possible that al-kīmiyāʾ derived from χημεία, meaning "cast together".