Need as a modal auxiliary verb – English editing.

The word gynaecologist is built on Greek gyne, woman, pluslogy, science, which comes from the original Greek logos, meaning word; etymologically, gynaecology is the science (in actual use, the medical science) of women. Obstetrician derives from Latin obstetrix, midwife, which in turn has its source in a Latin verb meaning to stand – midwives stand […]

The basic meaning of per- is ‘through’. If you perambulate the grounds of a stately home, you walk around or through them. The root here is ambul, from which English gets amble and ambulance. A perambulator will help you when walking around with your baby. Other ‘through’ words using per- include percolate, persist, pervade, and […]