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Where does “apotheek” come from?

apotheek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch apoteke, from Latin apotheca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

apotheek (Dutch): pharmacy, apothecary, a place where prescription...

Definitions

  1. pharmacy, apothecary, a place where prescription...

Ancestry of “apotheek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchapoteke—
2Latinapothecarepository, storehouse, warehouse
3Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
4Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
5Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
6Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “apotheek”

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