Where does “lexicality” come from?
lexicality (English) comes from English lexical, from Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lexicality (English): The condition of being lexical; The degree to...
Definitions
- The condition of being lexical; The degree to...
Ancestry of “lexicality”, step by step
lexicality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lexical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lexical | Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or... |
| 2 | Latin | lexis | A word |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |