Where does “λεξικό” come from?

λεξικό (Greek) comes from Koine Greek λεξικόν, from Ancient Greek λεξικός, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

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Ancestry of “λεξικό”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Koine Greek	λεξικόν	—
2	Ancient Greek	λεξικός	of or pertaining to words
3	Ancient Greek	λέξις	a saying, speech; word, phrase
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...

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