Where does “dialogue” come from?
Dialogue comes from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος, meaning conversation between two parties.
dialogue (English): A conversation or other form of discourse between...
Definitions
- A conversation or other form of discourse between...
Ancestry of “dialogue”, 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 |