The story
- Latin · derived fromobstetrīx“midwife”
- Latin · borrowed fromobstetricus“belonging to a midwife”
- English todayobstetric
From Medical Latin obstetricus (“belonging to a midwife”), from Latin obstetrīx (“midwife”).
Words from the same roots
Latinobstetrīx all →
obstetrix
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.