Where does “biofarmaceutica” come from?
biofarmaceutica (Italian) comes from Italian farmaceutica, from Italian farmaceutico, from Latin pharmaceuticus, from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεύω, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
biofarmaceutica (Italian): biopharmaceutics
Ancestry of “biofarmaceutica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | farmaceutica | pharmaceutics; feminine singular of farmaceutico |
| 2 | Italian | farmaceutico | pharmaceutical |
| 3 | Latin | pharmaceuticus | Of or pertaining to drugs; pharmaceutical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακευτικός | of or by means of drugs or pharmacy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεύω | to use drugs; to administer a drug or medicine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |