English
elegiast
From elegy + -ast.
Formed from elegy + -ast
Ancient Greek ἔλεγος ‘poem or song of lament’
Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ
Latin elegīa
Middle French elegie ‘elegy (poem)’
English elegy
Today it means
noun An elegist (maker of elegies).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elegiast