Where does “pharma-” come from?
pharma- (English) comes from English pharmaceutical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
pharma- (English): Pertaining to pharmaceuticals or pharmacology
Definitions
- Pertaining to pharmaceuticals or pharmacology
Ancestry of “pharma-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pharmaceutical | Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; A... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “pharma-”
- pharmaceutical
- pharma
- biopharmaceutical
- pharming
- radiopharmaceutical
- nutraceutical
- cosmeceutical
- pharm
- nonpharmaceutical
- psychopharmaceutical
- nutriceutical
- polypharmaceutical
- phytopharmaceutical
- Pharmageddon
- ethnopharmaceutical
- nonpharma
- farmaceutical
- parapharmaceutical
- neopharmaphobia
- Pharmawirkstoff
- nanopharmaceutical
- metallopharmaceutical
- chemicopharmaceutical
- immunopharmaceutical