Where does “dialoog” come from?
dialoog (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dialoge, from Middle French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
dialoog (Dutch): dialogue, conversation or other discourse between...
Definitions
- dialogue, conversation or other discourse between...
Ancestry of “dialoog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dialoge | — |
| 2 | Middle French | dialogue | dialogue |
| 3 | Latin | dialogus | discussion, conversation, dialogue |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διάλογος | conversation, dialogue |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγω | to choose, gather, pick (out), select |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |