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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

  1. In an inelegant manner

Ancestry of “inelegantly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinelegantNot elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement,...
2Middle Frenchinélégant—
3Latininelegansinelegant
4Latinēlegāns—
5Latinēligere—
6Latinēligō—
7Latinlegō—
8Latinlēx—
9Proto-Italiclēg-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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