Where does “polypharmacy” come from?
polypharmacy (English) comes from English pharmacy, from Middle English pharmacy, from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
polypharmacy (English): The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple...
Definitions
- The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple...
Ancestry of “polypharmacy”, 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 | — |