Where does “hyperpolypharmacy” come from?
hyperpolypharmacy (English) comes from English polypharmacy, from English pharmacy, from Middle English pharmacy, from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον.
hyperpolypharmacy (English): Excessive polypharmacy (typically the prescription of more than about ten different medications)
Definitions
- Excessive polypharmacy (typically the prescription of more than about ten different medications)
Ancestry of “hyperpolypharmacy”, step by step
hyperpolypharmacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polypharmacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polypharmacy | The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple... |
| 2 | English | pharmacy | A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | pharmacy | — |
| 4 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 5 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 6 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |