LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

alchēmista

alchēmista m or f (genitive alchēmistae)
Classical[aɫ.kʰeːˈmɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[al.keˈmis.ta]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinalchemist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealchēmistaalchēmistae
alchimistae, alchymistae
genitivealchēmistae
alchimistae, alchymistae		alchēmistārum
alchimistārum, alchymistārum
dativealchēmistae
alchimistae, alchymistae		alchēmistīs
alchimistīs, alchymistīs
accusativealchēmistam
alchimistam, alchymistam		alchēmistās
alchimistās, alchymistās
ablativealchēmistāalchēmistīs
alchimistīs, alchymistīs
vocativealchēmistaalchēmistae
alchimistae, alchymistae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greek -μᾰ(-mă)
  3. Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ(khŭ́mă)
  4. Ancient Greek -ία(-ía)
  5. Latinalchēmista

Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Latin alchēmīa Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Latin alchēmista From alchēmīa + -ista.

In English words that came into English from alchēmista

  • chemistryalchimista
  • chemistchimista
  • alchemistalchēmista

Quick answers

What does alchēmista mean in Latin?
alchēmista, a noun, means “alchemist”.
What is the genitive of alchēmista?
The genitive singular is alchēmistae. alchēmista is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce alchēmista?
In classical Latin, [aɫ.kʰeːˈmɪs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.keˈmis.ta].
Where does alchēmista come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- → Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) → Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) → Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) → Latin alchēmista.
Which English words come from alchēmista?
English words that go back to Latin alchēmista include chemistry, chemist and alchemist.