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Where does “regiolectally” come from?

regiolectally (English) comes from English regiolectal, 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- — two.

regiolectally (English): In a regiolectal way

Definitions

  1. In a regiolectal way

Ancestry of “regiolectally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregiolectalOf or relating to a regiolect
2EnglishregiolectA dialect spoken in a particular geographical...
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
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