English
inelegance
Inelegance comes from Late Latin inēlegāns ‘inelegant’, and goes back to Latin ēlegāns.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlegāns
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEinēlegānsas inelegantia‘inelegant’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600inélégance
- Englishtodayinelegance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlegāns
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEinēlegānsas inelegantia‘inelegant’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600inélégance
- Englishtodayinelegance
Linked words
through Latin ēlegāns
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ēlegāns / inelegance