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Where does “mœurs” come from?

mœurs (French) comes from Latin mōrēs.

mœurs (French): mores, customs; Ellipsis of police des mœurs

Definitions

  1. mores, customs; Ellipsis of police des mœurs

Ancestry of “mœurs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōrēs—

Words derived from “mœurs”

  • moeurs
  • mori
Every word from Latin mōrēs →