Where does “elegist” come from?
elegist (English) comes from Romanian elegie, from French élégie, from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία ᾠδή, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖος, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγος — poem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,...
elegist (English): A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in...
Definitions
- A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in...
Ancestry of “elegist”, step by step
elegist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian elegie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | elegie | elegy |
| 2 | French | élégie | elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song) |
| 3 | Middle French | elegie | elegy |
| 4 | Latin | elegīa | elegy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεγεία ᾠδή | an elegiac song |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεγεία | elegy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεγεῖος | elegiac |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔλεγος | poem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,... |