Where does “inelegantly” come from?
inelegantly (English) comes from English inelegant, from Middle French inélégant, from Latin inelegans, from Latin ēlegāns, from Latin ēligere, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
inelegantly (English): In an inelegant manner
Definitions
- In an inelegant manner
Ancestry of “inelegantly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inelegant | Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement,... |
| 2 | Middle French | inélégant | — |
| 3 | Latin | inelegans | inelegant |
| 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... |