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patrician [patrician 词源字典]: patrician: see patron
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electrician (n.): 1751, "scientist concerned with electricity;" 1869 as "technician concerned with electrical systems and appliances;" see electric + -ian.
obstetrician (n.): 1828, from Latin obstetricia "midwifery," from obstetricus (see obstetric) on model of physician.
paediatrician (n.): see pediatrician; also see pedo-.
Patricia: fem. proper name, from Latin, fem. of patricius "patrician, noble" (see Patrick).
patrician (n.): early 15c., "member of the ancient Roman noble order," from Middle French patricien, from Latin patricius "of the rank of the nobles, of the senators; of fatherly dignity," from patres conscripti "Roman senators," literally "fathers," plural of pater "father" (see father (n.)). Contrasted, in ancient Rome, with plebeius. Applied to noble citizens and higher orders of free folk in medieval Italian and German cities (sense attested in English from 1610s); hence "nobleman, aristocrat" in a modern sense (1630s). As an adjective, attested from 1610s, from the noun.
pediatrician (n.): 1884, from pediatric + -ian.
altricial: "(Of a young bird or other animal) hatched or born in an undeveloped state and requiring care and feeding by the parents", Late 19th century: from Latin altrix, altric-, feminine of altor 'nourisher', from alere 'nourish'.
bariatrician: "A doctor who specializes in bariatrics", 1960s; earliest use found in Punch.