Where does “αμφιλεγόμενος” come from?

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

αμφιλεγόμενος (Greek): controversial

Definitions

  1. controversial

Ancestry of “αμφιλεγόμενος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφιλέγωto dispute, to question; to doubt, to argue with...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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