Where does “subdialectal” come from?
subdialectal (English) comes from English subdialect, 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- — two.
subdialectal (English): Relating to a subdialect
Definitions
- Relating to a subdialect
Ancestry of “subdialectal”, step by step
subdialectal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subdialect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subdialect | A subordinate division of a dialect |
| 2 | Romanian | dialect | language socially subordinate to a regional or... |
| 3 | French | dialecte | language socially subordinate to a regional or... |
| 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 |