Where does “élégiaque” come from?
élégiaque (Middle French) comes from Latin elegiacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “élégiaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | elegiacus | elegiac, pertaining to the elegy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεγειακός | elegiac |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |