The story
From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
oxytocin
Today it means: A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding. Full definition →