Where does “morality” come from?
Morality comes from Old French moralité, meaning the practice or study of morals.
morality (English): Recognition of the distinction between good and...
Definitions
- Recognition of the distinction between good and...
Ancestry of “morality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | moralité | — |
| 2 | Middle French | moralité | — |
| 3 | Latin | moralitas | manner, characteristics, character; morality,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |