Where does “lexical” come from?
Lexical derives from Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from the verb λέγω meaning to speak or gather, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
lexical (English): Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or...
Definitions
- Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or...
Ancestry of “lexical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lexis | A word |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “lexical”