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Pharmacy

Postby William Hupy » Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:43 pm

From French, from Medieval Latin from Greek. A preparer of drugs and poison and a sorcerer. Not dissimilar to present day.
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Re: Pharmacy

Postby Slava » Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:42 am

A new development at etymonline, at least as far as I've ever seen, a flow chart of the etymology of pharmacy. Kind of neat, no?
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Re: Pharmacy

Postby William A Hupy » Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:09 am

Indubitably. Thanks


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