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, alchimia / alchymia referred to alchemy, alchimicus denoted an alchemical term, and alchimista indicated an alchemist. The mineralogist and humanist Georg Agricola (died 1555) was the first to omit the Arabic definite article al-.