Where does “preethical” come from?
preethical (English) comes from English ethical, from English ethic, from German Ethik, from Old French ethique, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός — to do, put, place.
preethical (English): Prior to the development of a system of ethics
Definitions
- Prior to the development of a system of ethics
Ancestry of “preethical”, step by step
preethical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethical | Of or relating to the study of ethics; Of or... |
| 2 | English | ethic | Moral, relating to morals; A set of principles of... |
| 3 | German | Ethik | ethics |
| 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |