text: did you know that the greek word for sorcerer is pharmakeusin? is this how we got the word-pharmacy?i think so it is possible, since people considered "sorcerers" in that time were mixing ingredients to cure diseases and such. much is the same for alchemy, which is the origin of our word chemistry. some alchemists developed into modern day scientists, and others developed into the hacks we call psychics and "witch doctors".