Etymology of the English word moral
the English word
moralderived from the Old French word
moralderived from the Classical Latin word
moralis (moral; of philosophy, concerned w)
derived from the Latin word
moresderived from the Latin word
mos (custom, habit; mood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-Date
The earliest known usage of moral in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
amoral,
immoral,
moralism,
moralist,
nonmoral,
morallyCognates
French
moral, German
moralisch, Italian
morale, Latin
moralis, Lithuanian
moralinis, Russian
мopaльныйUsage
Word found in Modern English
