pharmacia

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See also: pharmácia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”).

Noun

pharmacia

(Medieval Latin) pharmacy

Descendants

→ Asturian: farmacia
→ Catalan: farmàcia
→ Czech: farmacie
→ Old French: farmacie
- Middle French: pharmacie
  - French: pharmacie
    - → Dutch: farmacie
      - → Indonesian: farmasi (in the sense of “science of medical substances”)
    - → Norwegian: farmasi
    - → Romanian: farmacie
  - → Middle English: pharmacy
    - English: pharmacy
      - → Assamese: ফাৰ্মাছী (pharmasi)
      - → Indonesian: farmasi (or from Malay, in the sense of “place where prescription drugs are dispensed”)
      - → Malay: farmasi
→ German: Pharmazie (from Neo-Latin scientific language)
→ Italian: farmacia
→ Macedonian: фарма́ција (farmácija)
→ Occitan: farmacia
→ Portuguese: farmácia
→ Spanish: farmacia

Portuguese

Noun

pharmacia f (plural pharmacias)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of farmácia.

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