Where does “диалектический” come from?
диалектический (Russian) comes from Russian диалектика, from German Dialektik, from English dialectic, from English dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι — two.
диалектический (Russian): dialectical
Ancestry of “диалектический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | диалектика | dialectic |
| 2 | German | Dialektik | dialectic |
| 3 | English | dialectic | Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a... |
| 4 | English | dialect | A variety of a language that is characteristic of... |
| 5 | Middle French | dialecte | dialect |
| 6 | Latin | dialectos | a dialect; Nihilo lenior in convictores... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διάλεκτος | discourse, conversation; manner of speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διαλέγομαι | I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue; I... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |