Where does “pharmaceuticus” come from?

pharmaceuticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεύω, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

pharmaceuticus (Latin): Of or pertaining to drugs; pharmaceutical

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to drugs; pharmaceutical

Ancestry of “pharmaceuticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαρμακευτικόςof or by means of drugs or pharmacy
2Ancient Greekφαρμακεύωto use drugs; to administer a drug or medicine
3Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon

Words derived from “pharmaceuticus

Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakonEvery word from Ancient Greek φάρμακονEvery word from Ancient Greek φαρμακεύω
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