Where does “διάλογος” come from?

διάλογος (Greek) comes 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.

διάλογος (Greek): dialogue

Definitions

  1. dialogue

Ancestry of “διάλογος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάλογοςconversation, dialogue
2Ancient Greekδιαλέγωto choose, gather, pick (out), select
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís