† psammurgicaladj.

Forms: 1500s psammurgicall.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ψαμμουργική , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ψαμμουργική art of extracting gold from sand, use as noun (short for ψαμμουργικὴ τέχνη psammurgical art) of feminine of ψαμμουργικός ( < ψαμμουργία art of extracting gold from sand ( < ψαμμο- psammo- comb. form + ancient Greek -ουργία -urgy comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix) + -al suffix¹; via post-classical Latin psammurgicen (1554 in the passage translated in quot. 1559), representing a transliteration of Hellenistic Greek ψαμμουργικήν, accusative of ψαμμουργική.

Alchemy. Obsolete. rare.

Relating to the working of sand, spec. relating to the art of extracting gold from sand.

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1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus Pref. sig. A ij^v Hereupon also is the name geuen vnto the art calling it Psammurgicall [L. psammurgicen] and misticall, and Annophysiall and holy, and greatest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	psammurgical
释义	† psammurgicaladj. Forms: 1500s psammurgicall. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ψαμμουργική , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ψαμμουργική art of extracting gold from sand, use as noun (short for ψαμμουργικὴ τέχνη psammurgical art) of feminine of ψαμμουργικός ( < ψαμμουργία art of extracting gold from sand ( < ψαμμο- psammo- comb. form + ancient Greek -ουργία -urgy comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix) + -al suffix¹; via post-classical Latin psammurgicen (1554 in the passage translated in quot. 1559), representing a transliteration of Hellenistic Greek ψαμμουργικήν, accusative of ψαμμουργική. Alchemy. Obsolete. rare. Relating to the working of sand, spec. relating to the art of extracting gold from sand. ΚΠ 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus Pref. sig. A ij^v Hereupon also is the name geuen vnto the art calling it Psammurgicall [L. psammurgicen] and misticall, and Annophysiall and holy, and greatest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1559
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