Where does “moral” come from?

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

moral (Romanian): moral

Definitions

  1. moral

Ancestry of “moral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoralmorale, optimism; moral
2Middle Frenchmoral
3Old Frenchmoral
4LatinmōrālisOf or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
5Latin-ālis
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “moral

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis