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Where does “dialectally” come from?

dialectally (English) comes 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-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.

dialectally (English): In a dialectal way

Definitions

  1. In a dialectal way

Ancestry of “dialectally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdialectalOf or relating to a dialect; Peculiar to a ...
2EnglishdialectA variety of a language that is characteristic of...
3Middle Frenchdialectedialect
4Latindialectosa dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores...
5Ancient Greekδιάλεκτοςdiscourse, conversation; manner of speech,...
6Ancient GreekδιαλέγομαιI converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I...
7Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
8Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dialectally”

  • interdialectally
  • intradialectally
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