Where does “éloge” come from?

éloge (English) comes from French éloge, from Latin ēlogium, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγος — poem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,...

éloge (English): Alternative form of eloge

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eloge

Ancestry of “éloge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélogepraise; accolade; eulogy
2Latinēlogiumshort saying or sentence
3Ancient Greekἐλεγεῖονelegiac poem or inscription; an elegiac distich;...
4Ancient Greekἔλεγοςpoem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλεγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖονEvery word from Latin ēlogium
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