Etymology of the English word lexicology
the English word
lexicologyderived 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)
using the English suffix
-logyderived 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)
Cognates
French
lexicologie, German
Lexikologie, Lithuanian
leksikologija, Polish
leksikologia, Russian
лeкcикoлoгияUsage
Word found in Modern English