Where does “farmacie” come from?

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

farmacie (Old French): laxative

Definitions

  1. laxative

Ancestry of “farmacie”, step by step

farmacie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pharmacia

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

via Medieval Latin pharmacia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpharmacia—

Words derived from “farmacie”

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