Where does “pseudoethical” come from?
pseudoethical (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.
pseudoethical (English): Apparently, but not actually, ethical
Definitions
- Apparently, but not actually, ethical
Ancestry of “pseudoethical”, step by step
pseudoethical 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 pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |