Later medieval Latin had alchimia / alchymia "alchemy", alchimicus "alchemical", and alchimista "alchemist". The mineralogist and humanist Georg Agricola (died 1555) was the first to drop the Arabic definite article al-.
In later medieval Latin, alchemy / alchemical referred to alchemy, alchemist denoted an alchemical term, and alchemist indicated an alchemist. The mineralogist and humanist Georg Agricola (died 1555) was the first to remove the Arabic definite article al-.