Etymology

apothecarial

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Today it means: Characteristic of an apothecary. Full definition →

English apothecary ← Old French apotecaire ← Medieval Latin apothēcārius
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  1. Medieval Latinapothēcārius
  2. Old Frenchapotecaire
  3. Englishapothecary
  4. English todayapothecarial

From apothecary + -al.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.