Where does “lexikon” come from?
lexikon (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek λέξις, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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Ancestry of “lexikon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |