Where does “fonmasi” come from?
fonmasi (Antillean Creole) comes from French pharmacie, from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
fonmasi (Antillean Creole): pharmacy
Definitions
- pharmacy
Ancestry of “fonmasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pharmacie | pharmacy, drugstore |
| 2 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 3 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 4 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |