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Where does “μαιευτικός” come from?

μαιευτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μαία — midwife.

μαιευτικός (Ancient Greek): {{l|en|obstetric}}; obstetric

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|obstetric}}; obstetric

Ancestry of “μαιευτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαίαmidwife

Words derived from “μαιευτικός”

  • maieutic
  • maieutics
  • maieutical
  • maieutically
  • mayéutico
  • maieutica
  • maieutico
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