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Where does “dialeto” come from?

dialeto (Portuguese) comes from Latin dialectos, 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.

dialeto (Portuguese): dialect

Definitions

  1. dialect

Ancestry of “dialeto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindialectosa dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores...
2Ancient Greekδιάλεκτοςdiscourse, conversation; manner of speech,...
3Ancient GreekδιαλέγομαιI converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I...
4Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dialeto”

  • dialético
  • dialetismo
  • dialectismo
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