Etymology

apotheke

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Today it means: A Greek storeroom or warehouse. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ποθήκη (ăpothḗkē) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti ← Proto-Hellenic *apó
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apotheke · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  8. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  9. Ancient Greekἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ποθήκη (ăpothḗkē)
  11. English todayapotheke

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ποθήκη (ăpothḗkē). Doublet of bodega and boutique.

apotheke · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  8. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  9. Ancient Greekἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)
  11. GermanApotheke
  12. English todayapotheke

Borrowed from German Apotheke. Doublet of bodega and boutique.

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