Etymology

moralistic

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Today it means: Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern with the morals of others; self-righteous Full definition →

English moral ← Middle English moral ← Old French mora
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The story

  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. Englishmoral
  11. English todaymoralistic

From moral + -istic.

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