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Where does “élégiaque” come from?

élégiaque (French) comes from Latin elegiacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

élégiaque (French): elegiac

Definitions

  1. elegiac

Ancestry of “élégiaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelegiacus—
2Ancient Greekἐλεγειακόςelegiac
3Ancient Greek-ακός-ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “élégiaque”

  • elegiac
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