Where does “psychoethics” come from?
psychoethics (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός — to do, put, place.
psychoethics (English): A branch of ethics that takes into account psychological considerations or perspectives
Definitions
- A branch of ethics that takes into account psychological considerations or perspectives
Ancestry of “psychoethics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethics | The study of principles relating to right and... |
| 2 | Middle English | etik | Moral, relating to morals |
| 3 | Middle French | ethique | — |
| 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 |