apothecary
/əˈpɒθəˌkeɹi/uh-PO-thuh-keh-ree
/əˈpɑθəˌkɛɹi/uh-PAH-thuh-keh-ree
Meaninga keeper of a store-box
Common meaning: a historical pharmacist
- apoGreek: away, off
- theca box, caseLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 674 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
‘away, off’ + ‘a box, case’ → apothecary
Journey through time
- Greekθήκη‘a box, case’
- Englishapothecary‘a historical pharmacist’ · today
apo- also in: apocopeapostleapoplexyapocalypseapostrophe
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek θήκη ‘a box, case’.
Roots
- θήκη Greek “a box, case”
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