Where does “unethicality” come from?
unethicality (English) comes from English ethicality, from English ethical, from English ethic, from German Ethik, from Old French ethique, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική — to do, put, place.
unethicality (English): The quality of being unethical
Definitions
- The quality of being unethical
Ancestry of “unethicality”, step by step
unethicality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethicality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethicality | The state, quality, or manner of being ethical |
| 2 | English | ethical | Of or relating to the study of ethics; Of or... |
| 3 | English | ethic | Moral, relating to morals; A set of principles of... |
| 4 | German | Ethik | ethics |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |