Where does “farmaco” come from?

farmaco (Italian) comes from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

farmaco (Italian): medicine, medication, drug

Definitions

  1. medicine, medication, drug

Ancestry of “farmaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpharmacumdrug, medicine; poison
2Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
3Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “farmaco”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Latin pharmacum →