Where does “Dialogfenster” come from?
Dialogfenster (German) comes from German Dialog, from Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Dialogfenster (German): dialog box
Ancestry of “Dialogfenster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Dialog | dialogue |
| 2 | Late Latin | dialogus | discussion, conversation, dialogue |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διάλογος | conversation, dialogue |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγω | I choose, gather, pick , select |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |