Where does “lexi-” come from?

lexi- (English) comes from English lexis, from Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lexi- (English): word; lexeme

Definitions

  1. word; lexeme

Ancestry of “lexi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlexisThe set of all words and phrases in a language;...
2LatinlexisA word
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 “lexi-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λέξις →