Where does “tocologist” come from?
tocologist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
tocologist (English): One who studies tocology; an obstetrician
Definitions
- One who studies tocology; an obstetrician
Ancestry of “tocologist”, step by step
tocologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English tocology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tocology | the branch of medicine that deals with childbirth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τόκος | childbirth, parturition; offspring; interest |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τίκτω | I beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tíktō | to beget |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |