Where does “dialecticism” come from?
dialecticism (English) comes from English dialectic, 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.
dialecticism (English): The quality of being dialectic; A dialectal word...
Definitions
- The quality of being dialectic; A dialectal word...
Ancestry of “dialecticism”, step by step
dialecticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dialectic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dialectic | Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a... |
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |