Where does “dialettologico” come from?
dialettologico (Italian) comes from Italian dialettologia, from Italian dialetto, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
dialettologico (Italian): dialectological
Definitions
- dialectological
Ancestry of “dialettologico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dialettologia | dialectology |
| 2 | Italian | dialetto | dialect |
| 3 | Latin | dialectos | a dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διάλεκτος | discourse, conversation; manner of speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |