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
farmaceutica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian farmaceutico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
via French pharmaceutique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pharmaceutique | pharmaceutical |