Where does “eläinetiikka” come from?
eläinetiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish etiikka, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός, from Ancient Greek ἦθος, from Ancient Greek ἔθος, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁- — to do, put, place.
eläinetiikka (Finnish): animal ethics
Definitions
- animal ethics
Ancestry of “eläinetiikka”, step by step
eläinetiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etiikka | ethics |
| 2 | Latin | ēthica | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | ethica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠθική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἠθικός | of or for morals; moral; expressing character |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἦθος | character; custom, habit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔθος | habit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |