English → Latin
“apothecary” in Latin
medicāmentāriusof or belonging to drugs, remedies, medicinemedicushealing, curative, medical; magicfactitōto do or make frequently; to practise (a trade)
The English word apothecary itself goes back to Latin apothēca, through apothēcārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apothecary
medicamentarius (a preparer of drugs, potions, etc., Plin.): pharmocopola (drug-seller, mostly of an itinerant vender; quack): medicus (general term). An apothecary’s shop, medicina taberna or medicina orily: taberna instructa et ornata medicinae exercendae causa (of a well-stored shop). To be an apothecary, medicamentariam or medicam exercere, factitare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apothecary?
- The usual Latin words for “apothecary” are medicāmentārius, medicus, factitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.