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