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