Where does “moralistka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “moralistka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmoralistamoralist
2Polishmorałmoral
3Frenchmoralmorale, optimism; moral
4Middle Frenchmoral
5Old Frenchmoral
6LatinmōrālisOf or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
7Latin-ālis
8Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin mōrālis