Where does “dialogic” come from?
Dialogic comes from Ancient Greek διαλογικός, derived from διάλογος, which combines διά meaning "through" with a root from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
dialogic (English): Of or relating to dialogue; written in dialogue;...
Definitions
- Of or relating to dialogue; written in dialogue;...
Ancestry of “dialogic”, step by step
dialogic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dialogique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dialogique | dialogic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαλογικός | related to a dialogue |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διάλογος | conversation, dialogue |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγω | to choose, gather, pick (out), select |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |