Where does “neologism” come from?
neologism (Romanian) comes from French néologisme, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
neologism (Romanian): neologism
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- neologism
Ancestry of “neologism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | néologisme | neologism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |