Where does “farmacist” come from?
farmacist (Romanian) comes from Romanian farmacie, from French pharmacie, from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
farmacist (Romanian): pharmacist
Definitions
- pharmacist
Ancestry of “farmacist”, step by step
farmacist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian farmacie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | farmacie | pharmacy |
| 2 | French | pharmacie | pharmacy, drugstore |
| 3 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 4 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 5 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |
via Italian farmacista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | farmacista | pharmacist, druggist |