Where does “imoral” come from?
imoral (Portuguese) comes from French immoral, from French in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
imoral (Portuguese): immoral
Definitions
- immoral
Ancestry of “imoral”, step by step
imoral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French immoral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | immoral | immoral |
| 2 | French | in- | in-; un- |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Portuguese moral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | moral | moral; a set of moral values, principles,... |