Where does “pharmaceutics” come from?
pharmaceutics (English) comes from English pharmaceutic, from Latin pharmaceuticus, from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεύω, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
pharmaceutics (English): The art and science of dispensing medical drugs;...
Definitions
- The art and science of dispensing medical drugs;...
Ancestry of “pharmaceutics”, step by step
pharmaceutics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pharmaceutic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pharmaceutic | pharmaceutical |
| 2 | Latin | pharmaceuticus | Of or pertaining to drugs; pharmaceutical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακευτικός | of or by means of drugs or pharmacy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεύω | to use drugs; to administer a drug or medicine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |