Etymology of the English word apothecary
the English word apothecary
derived from the Old French word apotecaire
derived from the Latin word apothecarius (warehouseman, shopkeeper; clerk)
derived from the Latin word apotheca (store-house, store-room, repository)
derived from the Greek word apotheke, ἀποθήκη (a repository; granary)
derived from the Greek word apotithemi, ἀποτίθημι (to put away)