Where does “ethicist” come from?
Ethicist derives from English ethics plus the suffix -ista from Latin, tracing through Ancient Greek -ιστής and -ίζω to Proto-Indo-European -idyé-, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠθικός and ἦθος meaning character or custom.
ethicist (English): A person, especially a philosopher, who studies...
Definitions
- A person, especially a philosopher, who studies...
Ancestry of “ethicist”, step by step
| 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 |