camaraderie
kah-MAH-ruh-duh-ree · noun
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Origin
English borrowed this word directly from French camaraderie, keeping it essentially unchanged as an unadapted borrowing.
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Journey
What's changed instead is pronunciation, with some American speakers saying it in ways shaped by the related word comrade.
Related words
It shares a root with comrade, and that connection actually shapes how some Americans pronounce it today.