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Where does “dialogus” come from?

dialogus (Latin) 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.

dialogus (Latin): discussion, conversation, dialogue

Definitions

  1. discussion, conversation, dialogue

Ancestry of “dialogus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάλογοςconversation, dialogue
2Ancient GreekδιαλέγωI choose, gather, pick , select
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dialogus”

  • dialogue
  • dialog
  • dialogical
  • dialogically
  • dialogicality
  • dialoguer
  • dialogist
  • nondialogue
  • dialogistic
  • subdialog
  • dialoguist
  • dialogise
  • dialogo
  • diálogo
  • dialogo
  • dialogizzare
  • diálogo
  • dialogar
  • diàleg
  • dialógus
  • dialog
  • diálogo
  • dialogue
  • dayalogo
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