Where does “Deontologie” come from?
Deontologie (German) comes from French déontologie, from English deontology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.
Ancestry of “Deontologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | déontologie | code, ethics; deontology |
| 2 | English | deontology | Ethics; The normative ethical position that... |
| 3 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 4 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |