Etymology

moral

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Today it means: Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude. Full definition →

Middle English moral ← Old French mora ← Latin mōrālis
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moral · adjective, noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*mōs
  4. Latinmōs
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinmōrālis
  8. Old Frenchmora
  9. Middle Englishmoral
  10. English todaymoral

From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

Moral · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromMoral
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromMoral
  3. English todayMoral

Borrowed from Spanish Moral.

Moral · proper noun3

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Words from the same roots

Latinmōrālis all →

morality

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