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Where does “διαλέγομαι” come from?

διαλέγομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

διαλέγομαι (Ancient Greek): I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I...

Definitions

  1. I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I...

Ancestry of “διαλέγομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
2Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “διαλέγομαι”

  • dialogue
  • dialog
  • dialect
  • dialectic
  • dialectical
  • dialectics
  • dialogic
  • dialogical
  • dialectically
  • dialectal
  • dialogically
  • dialectology
  • dialecticism
  • undialectical
  • dialogicality
  • nondialectical
  • dialectally
  • subdialect
  • bidialectal
  • dialectologist
  • dialoguer
  • dialogist
  • bidialectalism
  • multidialectal
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