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Where does “λεξικός” come from?

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

λεξικός (Ancient Greek): of or pertaining to words

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to words

Ancestry of “λεξικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “λεξικός”

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  • metalexicography
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