Where does “lexicology” come from?

lexicology (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...

lexicology (English): The part of linguistics that studies words, their...

Definitions

The part of linguistics that studies words, their...

Ancestry of “lexicology”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	λεξικός	of or pertaining to words
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 “lexicology”

lexicological
lexicologically

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