pharmacy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφαρμακεία“the use of drugs”
2. Medieval Latin · derived frompharmacia
3. Old French · derived fromfarmacie
4. Middle French · derived frompharmacie“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”
5. Middle English · inherited frompharmacy
6. English todaypharmacy

From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.