Where does “eiticiúil” come from?
eiticiúil (Irish) comes from Irish eitic, from Old French ethique, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός, from Ancient Greek ἦθος, from Ancient Greek ἔθος — to do, put, place.
eiticiúil (Irish): ethical
Ancestry of “eiticiúil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | eitic | ethics, ethic |
| 2 | Old French | ethique | — |
| 3 | Latin | ēthica | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | ethica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἠθική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἠθικός | of or for morals; moral; expressing character |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦθος | character; custom, habit |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθος | habit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |