Where does “fàrmac” come from?
fàrmac (Catalan) comes from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
fàrmac (Catalan): drug; medication
Ancestry of “fàrmac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pharmacum | drug, medicine; poison |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |