A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Alchemy (Eng.noun): ML alchymia,-ae (s.f.I), also alchimia,-ae (s.f.I), “from arabic al-kimiyA: the philospher’s stone, the alchemy, from al‘the’ + kimiA, from Late Greek chEmeia, prob. alteration of chymeia, prob. From Gk chyma, fluid, from chein to pour; to melt; “the medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy whose aims were the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for diseases, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life;; syn. magic (after WIII).

Alchemilla,-ae (s.n.III), Lady’s Mantle: from ML alchymia, alchemy “from the belief that the dew on the leaves of the plantis efficacious in alchemy (Rosaceae)” (WIII); “the word is from ‘Alkemelyeh,’ its Arabic name (Sanguisorbaceae)”(Paxton); “from “alkemelyeh,’ the Arabic name, having reference to the silky pubescence of some species” (Fernald 1950); “origin uncertain, perhaps the Latinized version of an Arabic name. Rosaceae” (Stearn 1996).