moral

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 472 words | Copyright

moral pert. to character or conduct. XIV. — L. mōrālis, f. mōs, mōr- custom, pl. mōres manners, character (whence mores XX). As sb. pl. rendering the L. title Moralia of certain works XIV; sg. moral lesson XV; pl. moral habits XVII.
So morale (— F., fem. of moral used sb.) † morals XVIII; disposition and spirit as of troops XIX. morality XIV. — (O)F. or late L. moralize, moralization XV. — (O)F. or medL.

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