Where does “moral” come from?

Moral comes from Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin morālis, from the Latin suffix -ālis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mē-.

moral (English): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong...

Definitions

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong...

Ancestry of “moral”, step by step

moral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish moral

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	moral	moral; morals, standard; morale
2	Spanish	mora	a mulberry, a mulberry fruit; default; mora
3	Vulgar Latin	mora	delay, or any duration of time; hindrance
4	Latin	mōrum	mulberry (fruit)
5	Ancient Greek	μόρον	black mulberry; blackberry
6	Proto-Indo-European	mórom	mulberry, blackberry

via Middle English moral

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	moral	—
2	Old French	moral	—
3	Latin	mōrālis	Of or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
4	Latin	-ālis	—
5	Proto-Italic	-ālis	forms relational adjectives

Words derived from “moral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mórom →Every word from Ancient Greek μόρον →Every word from Latin mōrum →