prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/kimoʊ/
US:/kɛmoʊ/
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prefix
Meaning 1
Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Back-formation from compounds built on New Latin chēmicus (“pertaining to alchemy or chemistry”) and chēmia (“chemistry”), ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
chemo-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Dutch:
chemie-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Estonian:
keemia-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Estonian:
kemo-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Finnish:
kemia-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Finnish:
kemian-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
French:
chimio-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
German:
chemo-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Irish:
ceimi-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Italian:
chemio-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Polish:
chemo-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Portuguese:
quimio-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Russian:
хи́мио-
(xímio-)
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
Spanish:
quimio-
— relating to or using chemicals or chemistry