Where does “bioethically” come from?
bioethically (English) comes from English bioethical, from English ethical, from English ethic, from German Ethik, from Old French ethique, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική — to do, put, place.
bioethically (English): In a bioethical sense
Definitions
- In a bioethical sense
Ancestry of “bioethically”, step by step
bioethically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bioethical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bioethical | Of or pertaining to bioethics |
| 2 | English | ethical | Of or relating to the study of ethics; Of or... |
| 3 | English | ethic | Moral, relating to morals; A set of principles of... |
| 4 | German | Ethik | ethics |
| 5 | Old French | ethique | — |
| 6 | Latin | ēthica | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | ethica | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἠθική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἠθικός | of or for morals; moral; expressing character |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦθος | character; custom, habit |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἔθος | habit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |