Where does “pharmacy” come from?
Pharmacy comes from Middle English pharmacy, from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, formed with the suffix -ία from φαρμακίς meaning drug or poison.
pharmacy (English): A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a...
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- A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a...
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