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Where does “ἦθος” come from?

ἦθος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔθος, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ἦθος (Ancient Greek): character; custom, habit

Definitions

  1. character; custom, habit

Ancestry of “ἦθος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ἦθος”

  • ethical
  • ethics
  • ethic
  • ethos
  • ethically
  • unethical
  • bioethics
  • ethology
  • ethicist
  • bioethical
  • unethically
  • metaethical
  • ethicality
  • metaethics
  • bioethicist
  • ethologist
  • cacoethes
  • nonethical
  • ethe
  • neuroethics
  • neuroethology
  • socioethical
  • cyberethics
  • ethicism
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