Where does “lexigraphy” come from?
lexigraphy (English) comes from English lexigraph, from English lexi-, from English lexis, from Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lexigraphy (English): The representation of words in writing; A system...
Definitions
- The representation of words in writing; A system...
Ancestry of “lexigraphy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lexigraph | A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of... |
| 2 | English | lexi- | — |
| 3 | English | lexis | The set of all words and phrases in a language;... |
| 4 | Latin | lexis | A word |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |