English
genethics
Blend of genetics + ethics.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis ‘birth, production’
Proto-Hellenic *génetis ‘origin, source’
Ancient Greek γένεσις ‘origin’
English genetics
Ancient Greek ἦθος ‘character, moral nature’
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Ancient Greek ἠθική
Late Latin ethica
Middle French ethique
Middle English etik ‘the principles of human morality’
English ethics
Today it means
noun The ethics of genetics
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / genethics