Where does “fărmăcăresc” come from?

fărmăcăresc (Romanian) comes from Romanian farmec, from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.

fărmăcăresc (Romanian): witchy, wizardly

Definitions

  1. witchy, wizardly

Ancestry of “fărmăcăresc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfarmecspell, charm; grace
2Latinpharmacumdrug, medicine; poison
3Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Latin pharmacum →