Where does “farmacoforo” come from?
farmacoforo (Italian) comes from Italian farmaco, from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
farmacoforo (Italian): pharmacophore
Ancestry of “farmacoforo”, step by step
farmacoforo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian farmaco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | farmaco | medicine, medication, drug |
| 2 | Latin | pharmacum | drug, medicine; poison |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |
via Italian foro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | foro | forum; court; hole |
| 2 | Latin | forum | public place, marketplace, forum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *forom | forum |