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