Where does “moral” come from?

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

moral (French): morale, optimism; moral

Definitions

  1. morale, optimism; moral

Ancestry of “moral”, step by step

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

Words derived from “moral”

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