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,...
Ancestry of “élégie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | elegie | elegy |
| 2 | Latin | elegīa | — |
| 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,... |