Where does “etika” come from?

etika (Hungarian) comes from Medieval Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός, from Ancient Greek ἦθος, from Ancient Greek ἔθος, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

etika (Hungarian): ethics

Definitions

  1. ethics

Ancestry of “etika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinethica
2Ancient Greekἠθικόςof or for morals; moral; expressing character
3Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
4Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθος
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