Etymograph

English

alexical

From a- + lexical.

Formed from a- + lexical

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect, gather’

Proto-Hellenic *légō ‘to gather’

Ancient Greek λέγω ‘speak’

Ancient Greek λέξις ‘word’

Latin lexis ‘a word’

English lexical

Today it means

adj Not lexical.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / alexical