ethic

ethic · adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἠθῐκός
2. Late Latin · derived fromēthicus
3. Middle English · inherited frometik
4. English todayethic

From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthĭkós).

ethic · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἠθική
2. Late Latin · derived fromēthica
3. Old French · derived fromethique
4. Middle English · inherited frometik
5. English todayethic

From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French ethique, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

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