Where does “subdialect” come from?
subdialect (English) comes from Romanian dialect, from French dialecte, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
subdialect (English): A subordinate division of a dialect
Definitions
- A subordinate division of a dialect
Ancestry of “subdialect”, step by step
subdialect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian dialect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dialect | language socially subordinate to a regional or... |
| 2 | French | dialecte | language socially subordinate to a regional or... |
| 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 |