Where does “lexiko” come from?
lexiko (Ido) comes from Italian lessico, from Latin lexicon, 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...
lexiko (Ido): lexicon, dictionary esp. of Greek, Latin, Hebrew
Definitions
- lexicon, dictionary esp. of Greek, Latin, Hebrew
Ancestry of “lexiko”, step by step
lexiko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lessico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lessico | vocabulary, lexicon; dictionary, lexicon |
| 2 | Latin | lexicon | a dictionary, a lexicon |
| 3 | Koine Greek | λεξικόν | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λεξικός | of or pertaining to words |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English lexicon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lexicon | The vocabulary of a language; A dictionary that... |
| 2 | New Latin | lexicon | a dictionary, a lexicon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεξικόν | lexicon, dictionary |
via French lexique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lexique | vocabulary; lexicon; glossary |