Etymology of the English word elegance
the English word
elegancederived from the French word
elegancederived from the Latin word
elegantia (elegance; niceness; taste)
derived from the Latin word
elegans (elegant, fine, handsome)
derived from the Latin root
*elegarederived from the Late Latin word
eligere (pick out, choose)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
