Where does “lexique” come from?
lexique (French) comes from Ancient Greek λεξικόν, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lexique (French): vocabulary; lexicon; glossary
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Ancestry of “lexique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | λεξικόν | lexicon, dictionary; inflection of λεξῐκός :
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| 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 “lexique”