| 1 | Old French | apotecaire | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | apothecarius | storekeeper; warehouseman, shopkeeper; clerk |
| 3 | Latin | apothēca | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |