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Where does “farmaceutica” come from?

farmaceutica (Italian) comes from Italian farmaceutico, from Latin pharmaceuticus, from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεύω, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

farmaceutica (Italian): pharmaceutics; feminine singular of farmaceutico

Definitions

  1. pharmaceutics; feminine singular of farmaceutico

Ancestry of “farmaceutica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfarmaceuticopharmaceutical
2LatinpharmaceuticusOf or pertaining to drugs; pharmaceutical
3Ancient Greekφαρμακευτικόςof or by means of drugs or pharmacy
4Ancient Greekφαρμακεύωto use drugs; to administer a drug or medicine
5Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “farmaceutica”

  • biofarmaceutica
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