English
ethicize
From ethic + -ize.
Formed from ethic + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
Ancient Greek ἦθος ‘character’
Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός ‘expressing or demonstrating one's nature’
Late Latin ēthicus ‘ethic, ethical’
Middle English etik ‘Moral, relating to morals’
English ethic
Today it means
verb To make ethical.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ethicize