Where does “lexicological” come from?
lexicological (English) comes from English lexicology, from Ancient Greek λεξικός, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lexicological (English): pertaining to lexicology
Definitions
- pertaining to lexicology
Ancestry of “lexicological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lexicology | The part of linguistics that studies words, their... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεξικός | of or pertaining to words |
| 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... |