Where does “Analects” come from?

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

Analects (English): The collected sayings of Confucius

Definitions

  1. The collected sayings of Confucius

Ancestry of “Analects”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνάλεκταthings chosen
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Analects

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα
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