Where does “leksyka” come from?
leksyka (Polish) comes from German Lexik, from French lexique, from Ancient Greek λεξικόν, from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
leksyka (Polish): lexis
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Ancestry of “leksyka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lexik | — |
| 2 | French | lexique | vocabulary; lexicon; glossary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεξικόν | lexicon, dictionary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |