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Where does “nonobstetric” come from?

nonobstetric (English) comes from English obstetric, from French obstétrique, from Latin obstetricus, from Latin obstetrix, from Latin obstō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

nonobstetric (English): Not obstetric

Definitions

  1. Not obstetric

Ancestry of “nonobstetric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobstetricOf or relating to obstetrics
2Frenchobstétrique—
3Latinobstetricus—
4Latinobstetrixmidwife
5Latinobstō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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