Where does “moral” come from?
moral (Danish) comes from German Moral, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
moral (Danish): morale, motivation (capacity to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
Definitions
- morale, motivation (capacity to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
Ancestry of “moral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Moral | moral, morality; morale |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |