Where does “pharmacophoric” come from?

pharmacophoric (English) comes from English pharmacophore, from English -phore, from New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

pharmacophoric (English): Of or pertaining to a pharmacophore

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a pharmacophore

Ancestry of “pharmacophoric”, step by step

pharmacophoric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pharmacophore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpharmacophoreThe molecular framework responsible for a drug's...
2English-phoreBearer, carrier or conveyor
3New Latin-phorus
4Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
5Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
6Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō