English
ethify
From ethical + -ify.
A compound of ethical + -ify
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
Ancient Greek ἦθος ‘character, moral nature’
Ancient Greek ἠθικός ‘of or for morals, moral, expressing character’
Late Latin ethicus ‘moral, ethical’
English ethical
Today it means
verb To make or cause to become (more) ethical.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ethify