Where does “néologisme” come from?

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

néologisme (French): neologism

Definitions

  1. neologism

Ancestry of “néologisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “néologisme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →