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Morale

2 stages from French to English.

Today it means the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group
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Stage 1 of 2
moral
French · 1700s
"relating to conduct or character"
relating to conduct, later narrowed to mean confidence and spirit
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Stage 2 of 2
morale
English · 1750s
"the confidence and enthusiasm of a person or group"
settled as a distinct English word for confidence and enthusiasm
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