Etymology

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Latin pharmaceuticus ← Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφαρμακευτικός“drug maker”
  2. Latin · derived frompharmaceuticus“of drugs”
  3. English todaypharmaceutic

From Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs”), from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “drug maker”).

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