English
lexi-
Lexi- comes from Latin lexis ‘a word’, from Ancient Greek λέξις ‘a way of speaking, diction, style’, 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 BCEλέξιςléxis‘a way of speaking, diction, style’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElexis‘a word’
- Englishtodaylexi-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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 BCEλέξιςléxis‘a way of speaking, diction, style’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElexis‘a word’
- Englishtodaylexi-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect, gather’
election, collection, elite, logic, lesson, select, collect, eligible, apology, trilogy, sociology, coil, elect, analogy, elegant, terminology, negligence, physiology, legion, pathology, logos, negligent, monologue, diligent, prologue, negligible, pathologist, archaeologist, logistic, eulogy, cull, leach, 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 ‘a way of speaking, diction, style’
lexicon, alexia, lexis, 4 more
through Latin lexis ‘a word’
Today it means
prefix word; lexeme.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / lexi-