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Anton Sherwood wrote:
> "Alchemikal" or even "Alkhemikal" would be better imho; -khem- is the
> oldest part of the word. (The art was associated with al-Khem, an
> Arabic name for a country in North Africa, I forget which.)
Whups, I got that a bit twisted. According to the nearest etymological
dictionary (which I was too lazy to consult *before* posting -- bad
Anton bad!) the Greeks called it `khemia' after the Black Land (Egypt),
Arabs borrowed that word, and Europe picked it up again from the Arabs
with `al-' attached.
(`khem-' is not in my Greek dictionary in either spelling. Grump.)
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Anton Sherwood -- br0### [at] p0b0x com -- http://ogre.nu/
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