Where does “cyberethics” come from?
cyberethics (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.
cyberethics (English): Ethics in cyberspace
Definitions
- Ethics in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberethics”, step by step
cyberethics 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 cyber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyber | Of, or having to do with, the Internet;... |
| 2 | English | cybernetics | The theory/science of communication and control... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |