Where does “apoteker” come from?
apoteker (Indonesian) comes from Dutch apotheker, from Dutch apothekerspond, from Dutch pond, from Middle Dutch pont, from Old Dutch punt, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos — to stretch.
apoteker (Indonesian): pharmacist
Ancestry of “apoteker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | apotheker | chemist, pharmacist |
| 2 | Dutch | apothekerspond | Dutch medical pound, equivalent to about 375... |
| 3 | Dutch | pond | unit of mass, often broadly similar to 500 grams;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | pont | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | punt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 7 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |