LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ēthicus

ēthicus (feminine ēthica, neuter ēthicum)
Classical[ˈeː.tʰɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveethic, ethical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēthicusēthicaēthicum
genitiveēthicīēthicaeēthicī
dativeēthicōēthicaeēthicō
accusativeēthicumēthicamēthicum
ablativeēthicōēthicāēthicō
vocativeēthiceēthicaēthicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēthicīēthicaeēthica
genitiveēthicōrumēthicārumēthicōrum
dativeēthicīsēthicīsēthicīs
accusativeēthicōsēthicāsēthica
ablativeēthicīsēthicīsēthicīs
vocativeēthicīēthicaeēthica

ēthĭcus, a, um, (scanned ĕthĭcīs, Prud. Hamart. 583), adj., = ἠθικός,
I. moral, ethic (post-class.): res, ethics, Gell. 1, 2, 4: dictio, which shows the character, Sid. Ep. 8, 11.— Hence adv.: ēthĭcos = ἠθικῶς, morally: dicere, Sen. Contr. 2, 12, 8.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἔθος(éthos)
  2. Ancient Greek ἦθος(êthos)
  3. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  4. Ancient Greek -ῐκός(-ĭkós)
  5. Latinēthicus

Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós)bor. Latin ēthicus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós).

Descendants
  • Catalanètic
  • Frenchéthique
  • Italianetico
  • Englishethicfrom Middle English etik
  • Portugueseético
  • Romanianetic
  • Spanishético
  • Galicianético

Quick answers

What does ēthicus mean in Latin?
ēthicus, a adjective, means “ethic, ethical”.
How do you pronounce ēthicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈeː.tʰɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.ti.kus].
Where does ēthicus come from?
Ancient Greek ἔθος (éthos) → Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos) → Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) → Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) → Latin ēthicus.