Where does “bidialectally” come from?
bidialectally (English) comes from English bidialectal, from English dialectal, from English dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- — two.
bidialectally (English): In a bidialectal manner; using two dialects
Definitions
- In a bidialectal manner; using two dialects
Ancestry of “bidialectally”, step by step
bidialectally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bidialectal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bidialectal | natively using or capable of using two dialects... |
| 2 | English | dialectal | Of or relating to a dialect |
| 3 | English | dialect | A variety of a language that is characteristic of... |
| 4 | Middle French | dialecte | dialect |
| 5 | Latin | dialectos | a dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διάλεκτος | discourse, conversation; manner of speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |