Etymology

lexicographically

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Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English lexicographical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*légō
  4. Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
  5. Ancient Greekλέξῐς (léxĭs)
  6. Ancient Greekλεξῐκός (lexĭkós)
  7. Englishlexico-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  10. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  11. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  12. Englishlexicography
  13. Englishlexicographic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishlexicographical
  17. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  18. Proto-Germanic*līką
  19. English todaylexicographically

From lexicographical + -ly.

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