Where does “ダイアログ” come from?
ダイアログ (Japanese) comes from English dialogue, from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
ダイアログ (Japanese): dialogue
Definitions
- dialogue
Ancestry of “ダイアログ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dialogue | A conversation or other form of discourse between... |
| 2 | Middle English | dialog | A literary discussion or a work written as one;... |
| 3 | Old French | dialoge | — |
| 4 | Latin | dialogus | discussion, conversation, dialogue |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάλογος | conversation, dialogue |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγω | to choose, gather, pick (out), select |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |