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 -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin mōrālis
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