Where does “amoral” come from?

amoral (French) comes from French moral, from Middle French moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

amoral (French): amoral

Definitions

  1. amoral

Ancestry of “amoral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoralmorale, optimism; moral
2Middle Frenchmoral—
3Old Frenchmoral—
4LatinmōrālisOf or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “amoral”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin mōrālis →