Where does “моралист” come from?

моралист (Russian) comes from French moraliste, from Latin mōrālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

Ancestry of “моралист”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	moraliste	moralist
2	Latin	mōrālis	—
3	Latin	-ālis	—
4	Proto-Italic	-ālis	—

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