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Where does “apotek” come from?

apotek (Danish) comes from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apotek (Danish): pharmacy

Definitions

  1. pharmacy

Ancestry of “apotek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapothēca—
2Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
3Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
4Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
5Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “apotek”

  • apoteker
  • apotek
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