lexicostatistical

adjective

Of or pertaining to lexicostatistics.

OriginEnglish statistical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λεξῐκός (lexĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivelexicostatistical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to lexicostatistics.

Origin

  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. Englishstatistic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishstatistical
  12. Englishlexicostatistical

From lexico- + statistical.

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Translations

Italian lessicostatistico
  • lessicostatisticoTranslations
Russian лексикостатистический
  • лексикостатистический (leksikostatističeskij)Translations
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APA

lexicostatistical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicostatistical

MLA

“lexicostatistical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicostatistical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexicostatistical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicostatistical.

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