Where does “lexer” come from?

lexer (English) comes from English Lex, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lexer (English): A computer program that performs lexical analysis

Definitions

  1. A computer program that performs lexical analysis

Ancestry of “lexer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLexLexington
2Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lexer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →