Where does “deontological” come from?
Deontological comes from English deontology plus the English suffix -ic, which derives from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
deontological (English): Of or relating to deontology
Definitions
- Of or relating to deontology
Ancestry of “deontological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deontology | Ethics; The normative ethical position that... |
| 2 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 3 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |