Etymograph

English

lexicalist

From lexical + -ist.

Formed from lexical + -ist

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 A proponent of the grammatical theory of lexicalism.

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

Etymograph / lexicalist