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Where does “haptonomy” come from?

haptonomy (English) comes from English -nomy, from French -nomie, from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

haptonomy (English): A holistic approach to pregnancy and childbirth

Definitions

  1. A holistic approach to pregnancy and childbirth

Ancestry of “haptonomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nomya system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a...
2French-nomie-nomy
3Latin-nomia-nomy
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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