Where does “sociolect” come from?
sociolect (English) comes from English lect, 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.
sociolect (English): The variant of language used by a social group...
Definitions
- The variant of language used by a social group...
Ancestry of “sociolect”, step by step
sociolect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lect | A specific form of a language or language... |
| 2 | English | -lect | variety |
| 3 | English | dialect | A variety of a language that is characteristic of... |
| 4 | Middle French | dialecte | dialect |
| 5 | Latin | dialectos | a dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διάλεκτος | discourse, conversation; manner of speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English socio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | socio | At an institute of education, a class where... |
| 2 | English | sociology | The study of society, human social interaction... |
| 3 | French | sociologie | sociology |
| 4 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |