Where does “апте́карь” come from?
апте́карь (Russian) comes from Russian апте́ка, 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- — to push, to hit.
апте́карь (Russian): pharmacist, chemist, druggist (male or female)
Definitions
- pharmacist, chemist, druggist (male or female)
Ancestry of “апте́карь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | апте́ка | chemist store; drugstore; pharmacy |
| 2 | German | Apotheke | pharmacy |
| 3 | Polish | apteka | pharmacy |
| 4 | Old Polish | apoteka | pharmacy |
| 5 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |