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Sakota Posted 19 years ago
Medical & Dental Studies
Apothecary - what is meaning?
what does Apothecary mean?
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Hello! Apothecary should be an old word for 'pharmacist', at least this is what my dictionary says
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Hello! Apothecary should be an old word for 'pharmacist', at least this is what my dictionary says 
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Apothecary > 1366, "shopkeeper," from O.Fr. apotecaire (13c.), from L.L. apothecarius "storekeeper," from L. apotheca "storehouse," from Gk. apotheke "storehouse," lit. "a place where things are put away," from apo- "away" + tithenai "to put," from PIE base *dhe- "to put, to do" .
Drugs and herbs being among the chief items of non-perishable goods, the meaning narrowed 17c. to "drug
Drugs and herbs being among the chief items of non-perishable goods, the meaning narrowed 17c. to "drug
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