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Where does “apotiquaire” come from?

apotiquaire (Middle French) comes from Old French apotecaire, from Medieval Latin apothecarius, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

apotiquaire (Middle French): apothecary

Definitions

  1. apothecary

Ancestry of “apotiquaire”, step by step

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