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Where does “fármaco” come from?

fármaco (Portuguese) comes from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

fármaco (Portuguese): pharmaceutical, medication

Definitions

  1. pharmaceutical, medication

Ancestry of “fármaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpharmacumdrug, medicine; poison
2Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
3Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

Words derived from “fármaco”

  • radiofármaco
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