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Where does “апте́ка” come from?

апте́ка (Russian) comes from German Apotheke, from Polish apteka, from Old Polish apoteka, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “апте́ка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanApothekepharmacy
2Polishaptekapharmacy
3Old Polishapoteka—
4Latinapothēca—
5Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
6Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
7Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
8Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “апте́ка”

  • аптечка
  • аптечный
  • აფთიაქი
  • аптек
  • aptiekku
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