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Where does “nonpharma” come from?

nonpharma (English) comes from English pharma, from English pharmaceutical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

nonpharma (English): Not of or pertaining to the pharmaceutical...

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to the pharmaceutical...

Ancestry of “nonpharma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpharmaThe pharmaceutical or drug-making sector
2EnglishpharmaceuticalOf, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; A...
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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