Where does “regiolectal” come from?
regiolectal (English) comes from English regiolect, 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.
regiolectal (English): Of or relating to a regiolect
Definitions
- Of or relating to a regiolect
Ancestry of “regiolectal”, step by step
regiolectal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regiolect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regiolect | A dialect spoken in a particular geographical... |
| 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 |