English word origin

Etymology of EN

The initials of either the Latin Ēthica Nicomachēa or the Ancient Greek Ἠθικὰ (Ēthikà) Νικομάχεια (Nikomákheia).

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Source etymology 1

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name

The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.

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The initials of either the Latin Ēthica Nicomachēa or the Ancient Greek Ἠθικὰ (Ēthikà) Νικομάχεια (Nikomákheia).

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Unspecified derivation mentionethicela
Unspecified derivation mentionἠθικόςgrc

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Initialism of erythema nodosum. · Initialism of enrolled nurse. · Initialism of empty net.

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