Etymology of the English word ethical
the English word
ethicalderived from the English word
ethicderived from the Latin word
ethice (ethics; moral philosophy; science of right and wrong)
derived from the Old French word
ethiquederived from the Latin word
ethicus (ethical, of, belonging to ethics)
derived from the Greek word
ethikos, ἠθικός
derived from the Greek word
ethos, ἦθος (usage; (plural) moral habits)
derived from the French word
éthiquederived from the Vulgar Latin word
ethica (ethics; moral philosophy; science of right and wrong)
derived from the Greek word
ethikaderived from the Greek word
ethikos, ἠθικός
derived from the Greek word
ethos, ἦθος (usage; (plural) moral habits)
using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisUsage
Word found in Modern English