where does the english word chemistry come from
Etymology of chemistry 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 the Kimiya (کیمیا) Alchemy al-kīmiyāʾ (الكيمياء). The Arabic term is derived from the Ancient Greek χημία khēmia or χημεία khēmeia.[1][2] However, the ultimate origin of the root word, chem, is uncertain.[3]
Atomism References to the concept of atomism and its atoms are found in ancient India and ancient Greece. In the West, atomism emerged in the 5th century BCE with Leucippus and Democritus.[6] In India the Jain,[7][8] Ajivika and Carvaka schools of atomism may date back to the 4th century BCE.[9] The Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools later developed theories on how atoms combined into more complex objects.[10]