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Where does “socioethical” come from?

socioethical (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.

socioethical (English): Of or pertaining to both society and ethics

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to both society and ethics

Ancestry of “socioethical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethicalOf or relating to the study of ethics; Of or...
2EnglishethicMoral, relating to morals; A set of principles of...
3GermanEthikethics
4Old Frenchethique—
5Latinēthica—
6Late Latinethica—
7Ancient Greekἠθικήfeminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός
8Ancient Greekἠθικόςof or for morals; moral; expressing character
9Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
10Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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