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apothecary
Someone who prepared and sold medicines in medieval times.
Similar terms are used in modern Germany; such as, apotheker (masculine) and apothekerin (feminine) instead of "druggist" or "pharmacist", as used in the United States, some other places.
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Science and Technology Words from the Ancient Past to the Present, Part 1
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“apothecary”
1. A pharmacy, drugstore, or a place where medical prescriptions can be filled and stored.
2. From Latin apotheca "storehouse"; which came from Greek apotheke "storehouse". Literally, "a place where things are put away", from apo- "away" + tithenai "to put".
2. From Latin apotheca "storehouse"; which came from Greek apotheke "storehouse". Literally, "a place where things are put away", from apo- "away" + tithenai "to put".
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apo-, ap-, aph-
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the-; them-, themat-, thes-, thet- +
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theco-, thec-, the-, theca-, theci-, -thecial, -thecae, -thecas, -thecium, -theca, -thec, -thecal, -thecial, -thecae, -thecas, -thecs, -tecs
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