Cognate Set 1529 – Meaning: say

IE-CoR reference form:
*leg̑-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Hellenic lexemes derived from PIE *leg̑- 'to collect, to pick up' (Chantraine 1968–1980:625-626, Beekes 2010:841-842, LIV² 397).
Found in clades:
Hellenic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
8   Greek: Modern Std léō λέω ˈle̞o̞ ˈle̞o̞ Alternate form λέγω /ˈleɣo̞/
6   Greek: Ancient légō λέγω lé̞ɡo̞ː lé̞ɡo̞ː Inf. λέγειν
7   Greek: New Testament légō λέγω ˈle̞ɣo̞ ˈle̞ɣo̞
9   Greek: Cappadocian lé(g)o λέ(γ)ω ˈle(ɣ)o ˈle(ɣ)o
10   Greek: Pontic lé(g)o λέ(γ)ω ˈle̞(ɣ)o̞ ˈle̞(ɣ)o̞
12   Greek: Italiot légō λέγω ˈle̞ɣo̞ ˈle̞ɣo̞ Cal.; Ap. /ˈle̞o̞/
References
  • Beekes, Robert: 841-842
    S.v. λέγω 'collect, gather; to count, recount; say', from PIE *leg̑- 'collect' (cf. Lat. legō 'collect', etc.).
  • Chantraine, Pierre: 625-626
    S.v. λέγω, in the original sense 'rassembler, cueillir, choisir' (Hom.), later 'compter, dénombrer', finally 'raconter, dire' (Hes., Att.-Ion., etc.). A thematic root present identical to Lat. legō 'cueillir, choisir; lire'.
  • Rix, Helmut: 397
    S.v. *leg̑- 'sammeln, auflesen' (IEW 658).