Where does “metaethically” come from?
metaethically (English) comes from English metaethical, 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.
metaethically (English): In terms of metaethics
Ancestry of “metaethically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metaethical | Of or pertaining to metaethics |
| 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 |