Where does “pharmaceutical” come from?
Pharmaceutical derives from English aldehyde and Ancient Greek pharmakeutikos, meaning "of drugs," formed with the suffix -tikos.
pharmaceutical (English): Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; A...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; A...
Ancestry of “pharmaceutical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “pharmaceutical”
- pharma
- biopharmaceutical
- pharming
- radiopharmaceutical
- nutraceutical
- cosmeceutical
- pharm
- nonpharmaceutical
- psychopharmaceutical
- nutriceutical
- polypharmaceutical
- phytopharmaceutical
- Pharmageddon
- ethnopharmaceutical
- nonpharma
- farmaceutical
- parapharmaceutical
- pharma-
- nanopharmaceutical
- metallopharmaceutical
- chemicopharmaceutical
- immunopharmaceutical
- medicopharmaceutical
- neuropharmaceutical