Where does “neuroethicist” come from?
neuroethicist (English) comes from English ethicist, 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.
neuroethicist (English): A person involved in neuroethics
Definitions
- A person involved in neuroethics
Ancestry of “neuroethicist”, step by step
neuroethicist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethicist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethicist | A person, especially a philosopher, who studies... |
| 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 |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |