Where does “moralaĵo” come from?

moralaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto moralo, from Latin mōrālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

moralaĵo (Esperanto): moral

Definitions

  1. moral

Ancestry of “moralaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomoralomoral
2LatinmōrālisOf or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin mōrālis →