English
lexicalize
From lexical + -ize.
A compound of lexical + -ize
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
verb To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lexicalize