Where does “algorethics” come from?
algorethics (English) comes from English ethics, from Middle English etik, from Middle French ethique, from Old French ethique, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός — to do, put, place.
algorethics (English): The study of the ethical implications of computer systems, artificial intelligence, etc
Definitions
- The study of the ethical implications of computer systems, artificial intelligence, etc
Ancestry of “algorethics”, step by step
algorethics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethics | The study of principles relating to right and... |
| 2 | Middle English | etik | Moral, relating to morals |
| 3 | Middle French | ethique | — |
| 4 | Old French | ethique | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēthica | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | ethica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἠθική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἠθικός | of or for morals; moral; expressing character |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦθος | character; custom, habit |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἔθος | habit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English algorithm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | algorithm | A collection of ordered steps that solve a... |
| 2 | Middle English | algorisme | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | algorisme | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | algorismus | algorithm |
| 5 | Arabic | الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ | — |