Where does “fàrmac” come from?

fàrmac (Catalan) comes from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

fàrmac (Catalan): drug; medication

Definitions

  1. drug; medication

Ancestry of “fàrmac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpharmacumdrug, medicine; poison
2Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
3Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Latin pharmacum →