Where does “dialectique” come from?
dialectique (Old French) comes from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτικός, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “dialectique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | dialectica | nominative feminine singular of dialecticus;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαλεκτική | dialectic, discussion by question and answer,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαλεκτικός | Conversational; Skilled in dialectic; Dialectical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 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 |