Where does “cryptolect” come from?
cryptolect (English) comes from English -lect, from English dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
cryptolect (English): A secretive language form used by a subculture;...
Definitions
- A secretive language form used by a subculture;...
Ancestry of “cryptolect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -lect | variety |
| 2 | English | dialect | A variety of a language that is characteristic of... |
| 3 | Middle French | dialecte | dialect |
| 4 | Latin | dialectos | a dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάλεκτος | discourse, conversation; manner of speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |