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Where does “lectically” come from?

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

lectically (English): Pertaining to lectic set properties

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to lectic set properties

Ancestry of “lectically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlecticalOf or relating to speech, words, or learning;...
2EnglishlecticPertaining to a generalization of alphabetical...
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...
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