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
- bioethics; feminine singular of bioético
Ancestry of “bioética”, step by step
bioética traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ética
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ética | feminine singular of ético; ethic; ethics;... |
| 2 | Latin | ēthica | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | ethica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠθική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ἠθικός |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἠθικός | of or for morals; moral; expressing character |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἦθος | character; custom, habit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔθος | habit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Portuguese ética
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ética | ethics; feminine singular of ético |