Where does “farmacistă” come from?
farmacistă (Romanian) comes from Romanian farmacist, 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.
farmacistă (Romanian): female equivalent of farmacist
Definitions
- female equivalent of farmacist
Ancestry of “farmacistă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | farmacist | pharmacist |
| 2 | Romanian | farmacie | pharmacy |
| 3 | French | pharmacie | pharmacy, drugstore |
| 4 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 5 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 6 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |