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Where does “moralism” come from?

Moralism comes from French moralisme, formed with the suffix -isme from Latin -isma, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European mē- meaning measure or limit.

moralism (English): The act or practice of moralizing; A maxim or...

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of moralizing; A maxim or...

Ancestry of “moralism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoralismemoralism
2Dutchmoraalmoral, morals; morale, motivation; Obsolete form...
3Frenchmoralmorale, optimism; moral
4Middle Frenchmoral—
5Old Frenchmoral—
6Latinmōrālis—
7Latin-ālis—
8Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “moralism”

  • antimoralism
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