Where does “pharmacist” come from?
Pharmacist derives from English pharmacy combined with Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής denoting a practitioner, ultimately from Ancient Greek φαρμακίς meaning one who prepares drugs.
pharmacist (English): A professional who dispenses prescription drugs...
Definitions
- A professional who dispenses prescription drugs...
Ancestry of “pharmacist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pharmacy | A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | pharmacy | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 4 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 5 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |