Where does “geoethical” come from?
geoethical (English) comes from English geoethics, 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 — to do, put, place.
geoethical (English): Relating to, or in accordance with, geoethics
Definitions
- Relating to, or in accordance with, geoethics
Ancestry of “geoethical”, step by step
geoethical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geoethics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geoethics | A branch of ethics that focuses on ethical considerations and principles related to Earth sciences and the study and practice of geology |
| 2 | English | ethics | The study of principles relating to right and... |
| 3 | Middle English | etik | Moral, relating to morals |
| 4 | Middle French | ethique | — |
| 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 |