myEtymology.com: English etymology of apothecium

Etymology of the English word apothecium

the English word apothecium

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)

derived from the Latin word apothecium

using the New Latin prefix apo-

derived from the Greek prefix apo-

derived from the Greek word apo, ἀπό (from; 'off,' away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative))

derived from the Greek word apotheke, ἀποθήκη (a repository; granary)

derived from the Greek word apotithemi, ἀποτίθημι (to put away)

Date

The earliest known usage of apothecium in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English