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Where does “elegant” come from?

elegant (Danish) comes from French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns, from Latin ēligere, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

elegant (Danish): elegant, smart; elegant, neat; elegantly,...

Definitions

  1. elegant, smart; elegant, neat; elegantly,...

Ancestry of “elegant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélégantelegant
2Latinēlegāns—
3Latinēligere—
4Latinēligō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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