Where does “elòj” come from?

elòj (Haitian Creole) comes from French éloge, from Latin ēlogium, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγος — poem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,...

elòj (Haitian Creole): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “elòj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélogepraise; accolade; eulogy
2Latinēlogiumshort saying or sentence
3Ancient Greekἐλεγεῖονelegiac poem or inscription; an elegiac distich;...
4Ancient Greekἔλεγοςpoem or song of lament; mournful poem; song,...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλεγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον →Every word from Latin ēlogium →