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apothecary (n.)

Derives from mid-14c., meaning “shopkeeper,” especially “pharmacist; one who stores, compounds, and sells medicaments,” from Old French apotecaire (13c., Modern French apothicaire), from Late Latin apothecarius “storekeeper,” from Latin apotheca “storehouse,” from Greek apotheke “barn, storehouse,” literally “a place where things are put away,” from apo “away” (see apo-) + theke “receptacle,” from suffixed form of PIE root *dhe- “to set, put.” (from the online etymology dictionary)

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