Where does “pharmacie” come from?

pharmacie (French) comes from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

pharmacie (French): pharmacy, drugstore

Definitions

  1. pharmacy, drugstore

Ancestry of “pharmacie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpharmacie—
2Old Frenchfarmacielaxative
3Latinpharmaciapharmacy
4Ancient Greekφαρμακείαpharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...
5Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “pharmacie”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία →