Etymology of the English word morale
the English word
moralederived from the French word
moralederived 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 morale in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
