Where does “λέξις” come from?

λέξις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

λέξις (Ancient Greek): a saying, speech; word, phrase

Definitions

  1. a saying, speech; word, phrase

Ancestry of “λέξις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “λέξις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω