Where does “morals” come from?

morals (Catalan) comes from Catalan moral, from Latin mōrālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

morals (Catalan): plural of moral

Definitions

  1. plural of moral

Ancestry of “morals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmoralmoral; morals; morale
2LatinmōrālisOf or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin mōrālis →