Where does “nonpharmacist” come from?
nonpharmacist (English) comes from English pharmacist, 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.
nonpharmacist (English): One who is not a pharmacist
Definitions
- One who is not a pharmacist
Ancestry of “nonpharmacist”, step by step
nonpharmacist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pharmacist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pharmacist | A professional who dispenses prescription drugs... |
| 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 | — |