myEtymology.com: English etymology of polypharmacy

Etymology of the English word polypharmacy

the English word polypharmacy

using the English prefix poly-

derived from the New Latin prefix poly-

derived from the Greek word polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

derived from the English word pharmacy

derived from the Old French word farmacie

derived from the Medieval Latin word pharmacia

derived from the Greek word pharmakeia, φαρμακεία (medication ('pharmacy'); (by extension) magic )

derived from the Late Greek word pharmakon, φάρμακον, ϕάρμακον

Word found in Modern English