Where does “farmacia” come from?

farmacia (Galician) comes from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

farmacia (Galician): pharmacy

Definitions

  1. pharmacy

Ancestry of “farmacia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpharmacia—
2Ancient Greekφαρμακείαpharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...
3Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία →