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Where does “λεξικόν” come from?

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

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “λεξικόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεξικὸν βιβλίον—
2Ancient Greekλεξικόςof or pertaining to words
3Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “λεξικόν”

  • lexicon
  • lexica
  • lessico
  • lessicologia
  • lessicologico
  • lessicologicamente
  • lexicon
  • lexicografie
  • lessiku
  • lexicon
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