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