moeurs

The story

1. Latin · derived frommōrēs“ways, character, morals”
2. French · borrowed frommœurs“ways, character, morals”
3. English todaymoeurs

From the French mœurs (“ways, character, morals”), from Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of mores.

Words from the same roots