Where does “額勒金德” come from?
額勒金德 (Chinese) comes from English elegant, from Middle French elegant, from Latin ēlegāns, from Latin ēligere, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
額勒金德 (Chinese): elegant
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- elegant
Ancestry of “額勒金德”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elegant | Characterised by or exhibiting elegance;... |
| 2 | Middle French | elegant | elegant |
| 3 | Latin | ēlegāns | fine, elegant, handsome |
| 4 | Latin | ēligere | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |