myEtymology.com: English etymology of bioethics

Etymology of the English word bioethics

the English word bioethics

using the English prefix bio-

derived from the Late Greek word bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

derived from the Greek word phantasma, φάντασμα ((properly concrete) a (mere) show ('phantasm'); spectre)

derived from the Greek word phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))

derived from the Greek word phantos

derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

using the Greek suffix -scope

derived from the English word ethics

derived from the Latin word ethice (ethics; moral philosophy; science of right and wrong)

derived from the Old French word ethique

derived from the Old French word ethiques

derived from the Greek word ethika

derived from the Greek word ethikos, ἠθικός

derived from the Greek word ethos, ἦθος (usage; (plural) moral habits)

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