Where does “pharmacological” come from?
Pharmacological derives from English pharmacology plus the English suffix -ic, which comes from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
pharmacological (English): Of or having to do with pharmacology
Definitions
- Of or having to do with pharmacology
Ancestry of “pharmacological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pharmacology | The science of drugs including their origin,... |
| 2 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 3 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | — |
Words derived from “pharmacological”