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Where does “phraseological” come from?

phraseological (English) comes from English phraseology, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

phraseological (English): Of or pertaining to phraseology; Consisting of a...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to phraseology; Consisting of a...

Ancestry of “phraseological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphraseologyStudy of set or fixed expressions; The style in...
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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