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Where does “bioética” come from?

bioética (Spanish) comes from Spanish ética, 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.

bioética (Spanish): bioethics; feminine singular of bioético

Definitions

  1. bioethics; feminine singular of bioético

Ancestry of “bioética”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishéticafeminine singular of ético; ethic; ethics;...
2Latinēthica—
3Late Latinethica—
4Ancient Greekἠθικήfeminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός
5Ancient Greekἠθικόςof or for morals; moral; expressing character
6Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
7Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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