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Where does “maieutico” come from?

maieutico (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek μαιευτικός, from Ancient Greek μαία — midwife.

maieutico (Italian): maieutic, maieutical

Definitions

  1. maieutic, maieutical

Ancestry of “maieutico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαιευτικός{{l|en|obstetric}}; obstetric
2Ancient Greekμαίαmidwife

Words derived from “maieutico”

  • maieutica
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