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Etymology of the English word lexicography

the English word lexicography

derived from the English word lexicon

derived 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)

using the English suffix -graphy

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)

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