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Where does “Moral” come from?

Moral (German) comes from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Moral (German): moral, morality; morale

Definitions

  1. moral, morality; morale

Ancestry of “Moral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-īn—
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Moral”

  • Moralismus
  • unmoralisch
  • amoralisch
  • moralisch
  • Doppelmoral
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