English
lexical unit
From lexical + unit.
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
noun Synonym of lexical item.
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Etymograph / lexical unit