English
alexia
Alexia comes from Ancient Greek λέξις ‘speech’, from λέγω ‘speak’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect, gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect, gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*légō‘to gather’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέγω‘speak’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλέξις‘speech’
- Englishtodayalexia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect, gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*légō‘to gather’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέγω‘speak’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλέξις‘speech’
- Englishtodayalexia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect, gather’
election, collection, elite, logic, lesson, select, collect, eligible, apology, trilogy, sociology, elect, elegant, coil, terminology, negligence, legion, physiology, pathology, logos, analogy, negligent, monologue, diligent, prologue, negligible, pathologist, archaeologist, logistic, eulogy, leach, cull, etymology, epistemology, entomology, homologous, etiology, lignite, lignin, legation, 163 more
through Ancient Greek λέγω ‘speak’
technology, catalogue, astrology, epilogue, cosmology, gynecologist, dialectical, dialectic, dialogic, 19 more
through Ancient Greek λέξις ‘speech’
Today it means
noun The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / alexia