English
elegantness
From elegant + -ness.
Formed from elegant + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
…
Latin legō ‘choose, select, appoint’
Latin ēlegāns
Middle French elegant
Middle English elegaunt
English elegant
Today it means
noun Elegance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elegantness