ἀπολέγω

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

to pick out from, to choose
(later sense) decline, refuse

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek λέγω (say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λέγω

Gloss

say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lectic English
-logia Latin
apologo Latin
γενεαλόγος Ancient Greek
διαλέγομαι Ancient Greek
διαλέγω Ancient Greek
καταλέγω Ancient Greek
κνιπολόγος Ancient Greek
λέγω Ancient Greek
λέξις Ancient Greek
λεκτικός Ancient Greek
παραδοξολόγος Ancient Greek
σπερμολόγος Ancient Greek
συλλέγω Ancient Greek
τερατολόγος Ancient Greek
ψευδολόγος Ancient Greek
ἀμφιλέγω Ancient Greek
ἀναλέγω Ancient Greek
ἀστρολόγος Ancient Greek
ἐκλέγω Ancient Greek
ἐπιλέγω Ancient Greek
ὡρολόγιον Ancient Greek
*leǵ- Proto-Indo-European
dialekt Danish
-λογία Greek (modern)
επιλέγω Greek (modern)
λέγω Greek (modern)
λέω Greek (modern)