Apothecary

Japanese: apothicaire
Apothecary

… Pharmaceuticals [Takashi Tatsuno]
[Western]
Already in the Greek and Roman era, the Latin terms apotheca and medicamentarius were used to mean a warehouse or store that handled medicines. Apotheca comes from the Greek apotheke (meaning "to keep in reserve"), and later came to refer to drug stores and pharmacies, such as the German apotheke, the French apothicaire, and the English apothecary. In medieval Europe, medical treatment was carried out in monasteries, which always had an attached herb garden and a dispensing room, and the dispensing monks often also served as physicians.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "apothicaire" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…医薬品【辰野 高司】
[西洋]
 ギリシア・ローマ時代にすでに薬物を扱う倉庫あるいは商店を意味する言葉としてアポテカapotheca,メディカメンタリウスmedicamentariusというラテン語の用語があった。アポテカはギリシア語のアポテケapothēkē(〈予備に取っておくこと〉の意)に由来し,ドイツ語のアポテケApotheke,フランス語のアポティケールapothicaire,英語のアポセカリーapothecaryといった後世の薬店,薬局を指す言葉となった。 中世ヨーロッパでは施療は僧院(修道院)の中で行われ,僧院には必ず付属の薬草園と調剤室があり,調剤僧が医師を兼ねることが多かった。…

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