Where does “farmacie” come from?

farmacie (Italian) comes from Italian farmacia, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

farmacie (Italian): plural of farmacia

Definitions

  1. plural of farmacia

Ancestry of “farmacie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfarmaciapharmacy, chemist's, drugstore; apothecary
2Medieval Latinpharmacia
3Ancient Greekφαρμακείαpharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...
4Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
5Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon
Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakonEvery word from Ancient Greek φάρμακονEvery word from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία
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