Where does “lexis” come from?

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

lexis (Latin): A word

Definitions

  1. A word

Ancestry of “lexis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lexis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-