Etymology

pharmacopole

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Today it means: Synonym of quack: a peddler of fraudulent medicines and cures. Full definition →

Latin pharmacopola ← Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφαρμακοπώλης
  2. Latin · derived frompharmacopola
  3. English todaypharmacopole

From Latin pharmacopola, from Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”). Doublet of pharmacopolist.

Words from the same roots

Latinpharmacopola all →

pharmacopolist

Ancient Greekφαρμακοπώλης all →

pharmacopolist

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