Where does “pharmacy” come from?

pharmacy (Middle English) comes from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

Ancestry of “pharmacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpharmacie—
2Old Frenchfarmacielaxative
3Latinpharmaciapharmacy
4Ancient Greekφαρμακείαpharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,...
5Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “pharmacy”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία →