Where does “univerbation” come from?
univerbation (English) comes from French univerbation, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
univerbation (English): The diachronic process of forming a new single...
Definitions
- The diachronic process of forming a new single...
Ancestry of “univerbation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | univerbation | univerbation |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 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... |