Where does “fermeca” come from?

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

fermeca (Romanian): to enchant, bewitch, enthrall

Definitions

  1. to enchant, bewitch, enthrall

Ancestry of “fermeca”, step by step

fermeca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian farmec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfarmecspell, charm; grace
2Latinpharmacumdrug, medicine; poison
3Ancient GreekφάρμακονA drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰármakon—

via Latin pharmacāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpharmacāre—

Words derived from “fermeca”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρμακον →Every word from Latin pharmacum →