Where does “nondialectic” come from?
nondialectic (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.
nondialectic (English): Not dialectic
Definitions
- Not dialectic
Ancestry of “nondialectic”, step by step
nondialectic 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 |