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Where does “moral” come from?

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

Ancestry of “moral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoral—
2Latinmōrālis—
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “moral”

  • morale
  • moralism
  • antimoralism
  • moral
  • antimoral
  • moralisme
  • immoral
  • amoraliste
  • immoralisme
  • amoral
  • amoralisme
  • moraalwetenschap
  • moraalridder
  • moraal
  • moreel
  • morale
  • morał
  • morâl
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