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Where does “aptiekku” come from?

aptiekku (Karelian) comes from Russian апте́ка, from German Apotheke, from Polish apteka, from Old Polish apoteka, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο- — to push, to hit.

aptiekku (Karelian): pharmacy

Definitions

  1. pharmacy

Ancestry of “aptiekku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianапте́ка—
2GermanApothekepharmacy
3Polishaptekapharmacy
4Old Polishapoteka—
5Latinapothēca—
6Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
7Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
8Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
9Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
10Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
11Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
12Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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