Where does “dialectologie” come from?
dialectologie (Romanian) comes from French dialectologie, from French dialecte, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
dialectologie (Romanian): dialectology
Definitions
- dialectology
Ancestry of “dialectologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dialectologie | dialectology |
| 2 | French | dialecte | language socially subordinate to a regional or... |
| 3 | Middle French | dialecte | dialect |
| 4 | Latin | dialectos | a dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάλεκτος | discourse, conversation; manner of speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |