English

lexon

From lexis + -on.

Formed from lexis + -on

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

Proto-Hellenic *légō ‘to gather’

Ancient Greek λέγω ‘speak’

Ancient Greek λέξις ‘speech, word’

English lexis

Today it means

noun A unit of lexis.

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