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Where does “maieutica” come from?

maieutica (Italian) comes from French maïeutique, from Ancient Greek μαιευτική, from Ancient Greek μαιεύομαι — to serve as a midwife.

maieutica (Italian): maieutics, Socratic method; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. maieutics, Socratic method; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “maieutica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaïeutiquemaieutics; maieutic, Socratic
2Ancient Greekμαιευτικήmaieutics
3Ancient Greekμαιεύομαιto serve as a midwife
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