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Where does “φαρμακεία” come from?

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

φαρμακεία (Ancient Greek): pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...

Definitions

  1. pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...

Ancestry of “φαρμακεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
2Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “φαρμακεία”

  • pharmacy
  • pharmacist
  • polypharmacy
  • radiopharmacy
  • prepharmacy
  • nonpharmacist
  • nonpharmacy
  • radiopharmacist
  • polypharmacist
  • ethnopharmacy
  • ethnopharmacist
  • megapharmacy
  • farmacia
  • farmacia
  • fitofarmacia
  • farmacie
  • parafarmacia
  • radiopharmacie
  • pharmacie
  • farmácia
  • farmàcia
  • farmacie
  • farmasi
  • farmasi
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