English
elegize
From elegy + -ize.
A compound of elegy + -ize
Ancient Greek ἔλεγος ‘poem or song of lament’
Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ
Latin elegīa
Middle French elegie ‘elegy (poem)’
English elegy
Today it means
verb To compose an elegy for.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elegize