Where does “moeurs” come from?

moeurs (English) comes from French mœurs, from Latin mōrēs.

moeurs (English): Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms...

Ancestry of “moeurs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmœursmores, customs; Ellipsis of police des mœurs
2Latinmōrēs—
Every word from Latin mōrēs →Every word from French mœurs →