Talk:Apothecary
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69.116.74.83 03:01, 31 January 2007 (UTC) I temporarily removed this paragraph from the article:
- The word is from the Latin apothecarius, a keeper of an otheca, a store; see also apotheca - a storehouse or magazine, Thuc.vi. 97, for books, Indoct. 5; a burial place, id. Contempl. 22; but especially a place in the upper part of the house in which the Romans kept their wine in amphorae.
What the heck does this all mean? If this etymology has to be so technical, then it should come later in the article. The opening of the article needs to be more accessable to the lay reader who just wants to know the basic facts of what an apothecary is. ike9898 21:45, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Agreed. Looks an evaluation of Latin poetry or something. Greatgavini 12:15, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
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- Rather than removing it, why not just move it later? I appreciate knowing the derivation of the word, and I think it is suitable content. WLD 08:29, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
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