Etymology of the English word lexicon
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 lexicon in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
lexeme,
lexical,
lexicography,
lexicology,
lexicostatistics,
relexifyCognates
Dutch
lexicon, French
lexique, German
Lexikon, Lithuanian
leksikonas, Norwegian
leksikon, Russian
лeкcикoн, Swedish
lexikon, Yiddish
leksikonUsage
Word found in Modern English
