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Where does “φάρμακον” come from?

φάρμακον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

φάρμακον (Ancient Greek): A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...

Definitions

  1. A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...

Ancestry of “φάρμακον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “φάρμακον”

  • pharmacy
  • pharmacological
  • pharmacist
  • pharmacology
  • pharmacokinetics
  • pharmacokinetic
  • pharmacotherapy
  • pharmacodynamic
  • pharmacologically
  • psychopharmacology
  • pharmacodynamics
  • pharmacophore
  • polypharmacy
  • pharmacogenetics
  • psychopharmacological
  • pharmacogenomics
  • nonpharmacological
  • pharmacogenetic
  • pharmacologist
  • pharmacogenomic
  • neuropharmacology
  • psychopharmacologic
  • pharmacovigilance
  • pharmacotherapeutic
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