λέξις
léxis
“word, speech”
7 words in English grow from this root.
Alexia
Medicineἀ-a-
“wordlessness”
Alexithymia
Mindἀ-a-
“no words for feeling”
Dyslexia
Mindδυσ-dys-
“difficulty with words”
Hyperlexia
Mindὑπέρhypér
“beyond words”
Lexeme
Wordsλέξιςléxis
“word unit”
Lexicography
Wordsλέξιςléxis
“word writing”
Lexicon
Artλέξιςléxis
“a book of words”