" élan "

[Noun]  | "élan" | \ ā-ˈlän \

1: vigorous spirit or enthusiasm

Origin: 1864 ;

 French, from Middle French eslan rush, from (s'eslancer to rush, from ex- + lancer to hurl {mat|lance|};

[Noun]  | "élan vi*tal" | \ ā-ˌläⁿ-vē-ˈtäl \

1: the vital force or impulse of life; especially : a creative principle held by Bergson to be immanent in all organisms and responsible for evolution

Origin: 1907 ;

 French;

[Noun]  | "élan" 

[Noun]  | "élan vital"