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Where does “διαλέγομαι” come from?

διαλέγομαι (Greek) comes from Greek διαλέγω, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

διαλέγομαι (Greek): be chosen, be selected; discuss

Definitions

  1. be chosen, be selected; discuss

Ancestry of “διαλέγομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδιαλέγωchoose, select, pick out
2Ancient GreekδιαλέγομαιI converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I...
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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