Where does “moral” come from?

moral (Turkish) comes from French morale, from Latin mōrālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

moral (Turkish): morale, good spirits

Definitions

  1. morale, good spirits

Ancestry of “moral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmoraleEthics, morality; feminine singular of moral
2LatinmōrālisOf or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin mōrālis →