Where does “elegancy” come from?
elegancy (English) comes from English elegance, from Middle French élégance, from Latin elegantia, from Latin ēlegāns, from Latin ēligere, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
elegancy (English): Alternative form of elegance; A mock title
Definitions
- Alternative form of elegance; A mock title
Ancestry of “elegancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elegance | Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement,... |
| 2 | Middle French | élégance | — |
| 3 | Latin | elegantia | elegance, taste, propriety, refinement, grace;... |
| 4 | Latin | ēlegāns | fine, elegant, handsome |
| 5 | Latin | ēligere | — |
| 6 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |