moral.
moral (relating to right and wrong)
Meaning & usage
moral (relating to right and wrong)
moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālislbor. Old Spanish moral Spanish moral Inherited from Old Spanish moral, a learned borrowing from Latin mōrālis, from mōs (“manner, custom, way; law”) + -ālis.
morals, standard (modes of conduct)
morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālislbor. Old Spanish moral Spanish moral Inherited from Old Spanish moral, a learned borrowing from Latin mōrālis, from mōs (“manner, custom, way; law”) + -ālis.
mulberry tree
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Spanish mora Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Spanish -al Spanish moral From mora + -al.
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