Where does “lexicologist” come from?

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

lexicologist (English): an expert at lexicology

Definitions

  1. an expert at lexicology

Ancestry of “lexicologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεξικόςof or pertaining to words
2Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λέξις →