Where does “فرمشية” come from?
فرمشية (South Levantine Arabic) comes from French pharmacie, from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον, from Proto-Hellenic pʰármakon.
فرمشية (South Levantine Arabic): pharmacy
Definitions
- pharmacy
Ancestry of “فرمشية”, step by step
فرمشية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pharmacie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pharmacie | pharmacy, drugstore |
| 2 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 3 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 4 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |
via Arabic ـيّة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـيّة | — |