Where does “élégie” come from?

élégie (French) comes 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,...

élégie (French): elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

Definitions

elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

Ancestry of “élégie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	elegie	elegy
2	Latin	elegīa	elegy
3	Ancient Greek	ἐλεγεία ᾠδή	an elegiac song
4	Ancient Greek	ἐλεγεία	elegy
5	Ancient Greek	ἐλεγεῖος	elegiac
6	Ancient Greek	ἔλεγος	poem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,...

Words derived from “élégie”

elegist
elegie
elegie
elegic
elegi

Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλεγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία →