Where does “leksikon” come from?

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

leksikon (Danish): encyclopedia; lexicon

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Ancestry of “leksikon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεξικόνlexicon, dictionary
2Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λέξις →