Where does “moral” come from?

moral (Tagalog) comes from Spanish moral, from Spanish mora, from Vulgar Latin mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.

moral (Tagalog): moral

Definitions

  1. moral

Ancestry of “moral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmoralmoral; morals, standard; morale
2Spanishmoraa mulberry, a mulberry fruit; default; mora
3Vulgar Latinmoradelay, or any duration of time; hindrance
4Latinmōrummulberry (fruit)
5Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European móromEvery word from Ancient Greek μόρονEvery word from Latin mōrum