Where does “unethically” come from?
unethically (English) comes from English unethical, 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.
unethically (English): In an unethical manner
Definitions
- In an unethical manner
Ancestry of “unethically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unethical | Not morally approvable; morally bad; not 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 |