Μάλλον έχεις δίκιο.... from Old French alchimie (14c.), alquemie (13c.), from Medieval Latin alkimia, from Arabic al-kimiya, from Greek khemeioa (found c.300 C.E. in a decree of Diocletian against the old writings of the Egyptians), all meaning "alchemy." [...] Mahn ... concludes, after an elaborate investigation, that Gr. khymeia was probably the original, being first applied to pharmaceutical chemistry, which was chiefly concerned with juices or infusions of plants.Το αρχικό "khymeia" προφανώς ήταν το "χυμεία".