Where does “monolexical” come from?
monolexical (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...
monolexical (English): Consisting of a single word
Definitions
- Consisting of a single word
Ancestry of “monolexical”, step by step
monolexical 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... |