Where does “bioetica” come from?
bioetica (Italian) comes from Italian etica, from French éthique, from German Ethik, from Old French ethique, from Latin ēthica, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός — to do, put, place.
bioetica (Italian): bioethics; feminine singular of bioetico
Definitions
- bioethics; feminine singular of bioetico
Ancestry of “bioetica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | etica | feminine singular of etico; ethics |
| 2 | French | éthique | ethical; ethic |
| 3 | German | Ethik | ethics |
| 4 | Old French | ethique | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēthica | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | ethica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἠθική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἠθικός | of or for morals; moral; expressing character |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦθος | character; custom, habit |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἔθος | habit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |