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Where does “idiolectal” come from?

idiolectal (English) comes from English idiolect, from English -lect, from English dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- — two.

idiolectal (English): Of or relating to an idiolect

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an idiolect

Ancestry of “idiolectal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidiolectThe language variant used by a specific...
2English-lectvariety
3EnglishdialectA variety of a language that is characteristic of...
4Middle Frenchdialectedialect
5Latindialectosa dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores...
6Ancient Greekδιάλεκτοςdiscourse, conversation; manner of speech,...
7Ancient GreekδιαλέγομαιI converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I...
8Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
9Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “idiolectal”

  • idiolectally
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