Where does “dialog” come from?
Dialog derives from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος, composed of διά meaning "through" and δισα.
dialog (English): A conversation or other form of discourse between...
Definitions
- A conversation or other form of discourse between...
Ancestry of “dialog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dialog | A literary discussion or a work written as one;... |
| 2 | Old French | dialoge | — |
| 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 |