Where does “elegiac” come from?
Elegiac comes from Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegiacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός, formed with the suffix -ιακός.
elegiac (English): Of or relating to an elegy; Expressing sorrow or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to an elegy; Expressing sorrow or...
Ancestry of “elegiac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | élégiaque | — |
| 2 | Latin | elegiacus | elegiac, pertaining to the elegy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεγειακός | elegiac |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “elegiac”