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 |
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| 1 | English | elegance | Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement,... |
| 2 | Middle French | élégance | — |
| 3 | Latin | elegantia | elegance, taste, propriety, refinement, grace;... |
| 4 | Latin | ēlegāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēligere | — |
| 6 | Latin | ēligō | — |
| 7 | Latin | legō | — |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “elegancy”