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Barbarous Latin. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)See Also: talk like an apothecary
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apothecary — (n.) mid 14c., shopkeeper, especially one who stores, compounds, and sells medicaments, from O.Fr. apotecaire (13c., Mod.Fr. apothicaire), from L.L. apothecarius storekeeper, from L. apotheca storehouse, from Gk. apotheke barn, storehouse, lit. a … Etymology dictionary
apothecary — ► NOUN (pl. apothecaries) archaic ▪ a person who prepared and sold medicines. ORIGIN Latin apothecarius from Greek apoth k storehouse … English terms dictionary
apothecary — [14] Originally, an apothecary was simply a shopkeeper – the word comes via Old French from late Latin apothēcārius, which was based on Greek apothékē ‘storehouse’ (source, via French, of boutique [18] and via Spanish of bodega [19]), a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
apothecary — [14] Originally, an apothecary was simply a shopkeeper – the word comes via Old French from late Latin apothēcārius, which was based on Greek apothékē ‘storehouse’ (source, via French, of boutique [18] and via Spanish of bodega [19]), a… … Word origins
apothecary — noun (plural caries) Etymology: Middle English apothecarie, from Medieval Latin apothecarius, from Late Latin, shopkeeper, from Latin apotheca storehouse, from Greek apothēkē, from apotithenai to put away, from apo + tithenai to put more at do … New Collegiate Dictionary
apothecary — a|poth|e|ca|ry [əˈpɔθıkəri US əˈpa:θıkeri] n plural apothecaries [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: apothecarius, from Latin apotheca store , from Greek, from apotithenai to put away , from apo ( APOCALYPSE) + tithenai to put ] someone… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apothecary — /əˈpɒθəkri / (say uh pothuhkree), / kəri/ (say kuhree) noun (plural apothecaries) (formerly) someone who sold drugs for medicinal purposes; the forerunner of the modern chemist or pharmacist. {Middle English apothecarie, from Late Latin… …
talk like an apothecary — verb To prattle. <! original def was: To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are… … Wiktionary
weinmannia — wīnˈmanēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from J. W. Weinmann, 18th century German apothecary + New Latin ia : a large genus of shrubs and trees (family Cunoniaceae) that are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere and have… … Useful english dictionary
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