Etymology

From Ancient Greek χημεία ‎(khēmeía) or χυμεία ‎(khumeía) originally “a mingling, infusion, juice, liquid, as extracted from gold” and later “alchemy”, perhaps from Χημία ‎(Khēmía, “black earth (ancient name for Egypt)”) and/or χυμός ‎(khumós, “juice, sap”)