Where does “pharmacopoeia” come from?
Pharmacopoeia comes from French pharmacopée, from Medieval Latin pharmacopoeia, from Greek pharmakopóiia, meaning the making or preparation of drugs.
pharmacopoeia (English): An official book describing medicines or other...
Definitions
- An official book describing medicines or other...
Ancestry of “pharmacopoeia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pharmacopoeia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακοποιία | preparation of drugs |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “pharmacopoeia”