Greek dialegesthai contains dia- “through, across, between” plus legein / legesthai “to speak.”
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0437prefixed derivationestablished
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διαλέγεσθαι
to converse or discuss; a formation with dia- and legein
OPEN NODE 470 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAncient Greek · Ancient Greekλέγω
gather; count; recount; say
OPEN NODE 57 ↗01
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Speaking across or through supplies conversation; the prefix does not encode the numeral two.
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Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseDid You Know? and Etymology: dia- plus legein
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Identifies dia- as through or across and the speaking component.
Dialogue — Origin and historyHeadword etymology and usage note
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Identifies dia as across or between and explicitly rejects the two-person folk parsing.
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