chemist的词源

英文词源

chemist (n.)

1560s, chymist, "alchemist," from Middle French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, reduced from alchimista (see alchemy). Modern spelling is from c. 1790. Meaning "chemical scientist" is from 1620s; meaning "dealer in medicinal drugs" (mostly in British English) is from 1745.

中文词源

chemist：药剂师，化学家

来自alchemy, 炼金术，炼丹术，来自PIE*gheu, 倾注，词源同foundry, 铸造厂。现代科学意义上的化学脱胎于古老的炼金术。

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chemist：化学家；药剂师；药商

词根词缀： -chem-化学 + -ist名词词尾,从事某一工作的人