Etymology

pharmacopoeia

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Today it means: A text describing medicines and pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation. Full definition →

French pharmacopée ← Latin pharmacopoeia ← Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφαρμακοποιία“preparation of drugs”
  2. Latin · derived frompharmacopoeia
  3. French · borrowed frompharmacopée
  4. English todaypharmacopoeia

From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiía, “preparation of drugs”).

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