Ancient Greek

ἦθος

‘character’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek ἦθος.

8 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek ἦθος, most familiar first.

• ethics ← etik ← ethique ← ethica ← ἠθική
• ethical ← ethicus ← ἠθικός
• ethic ← etik ← ēthicus ← ἠθῐκός
• ethos
• ethology ← ēthologia ← ἠθολογία ← ἠθολόγος
• cacoethic ← κακοήθης
• ethea
• ethopoetic ← ἠθοποιητικός

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἦθος