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Where does “lexicon” come from?

lexicon (Latin) 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...

lexicon (Latin): a dictionary, a lexicon

Definitions

  1. a dictionary, a lexicon

Ancestry of “lexicon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekλεξικόν—
2Ancient Greekλεξικόςof or pertaining to words
3Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lexicon”

  • lexicon
  • relexification
  • relexify
  • lexiconic
  • lexiconist
  • lexiconophilia
  • relexifier
  • lexica
  • lessico
  • lessicologia
  • lessicologico
  • lessicologicamente
  • leksikon
  • lessiku
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