Etymology of the English word lexeme
the English word
lexemeusing the English suffix
-emederived from the English word
lexiconderived from the Latin word
lexicon (lexicon)
derived from the Late Greek word
lexikon, λεξικόν
derived from the Greek word
lexikos, λεξικός
derived from the Greek word
lexis, λέξις
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of lexeme in English dates from the 20th century.
Cognates
Dutch
lexeem, French
lexème, German
Lexem, Norwegian
leksem, Swedish
lexemUsage
Word found in Modern English
