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NODE / 0469attestedAncient Greek

διάλογος

TRANSLITERATION dialogos

conversation, dialogue, or discourse

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Ancient Greek
SENSE
conversation discourse
FAMILY
Indo-European / Hellenic
CANONICAL KEY
node:10:dialogos:attested:sense:conversation-discourse
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Ancient Greek · Ancient Greek · converse through

διαλέγεσθαι

to converse or discuss; a formation with dia- and legein

SOUND
Greek dialogos belongs to the verbal family of dialegesthai “to converse.”
MEANING
The act of speaking through or across becomes conversation and a represented exchange.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: dialogos from dialegesthai

Connects the Greek noun to the converse verb.

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Dialogue — Origin and historysupportsHeadword etymology: dialogos related to dialogesthai

Independently documents the verbal family.

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DESCENDANTborrowingestablished
Latin · Latin antiquity and Late Latin · conversation

dialogus

dialogue or conversational work

SOUND
Latin dialogus borrows and phonologically adapts Greek dialogos.
MEANING
The Greek conversation and discourse term becomes a Latin literary form.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Latin dialogus from Greek dialogos

Documents the Greek borrowing.

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Dialogue — Origin and historysupportsHeadword etymology: Latin dialogus from Greek dialogos

Independently documents the Greek borrowing.

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STEP 01borrowingestablished
Ancient Greekδιάλογος→Latin · Latin antiquity and Late Latindialogusdialogue or conversational work
SOUND
Latin dialogus borrows and phonologically adapts Greek dialogos.
MEANING
The Greek conversation and discourse term becomes a Latin literary form.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 435 ↗
Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Latin dialogus from Greek dialogos ↗Dialogue — Origin and history · Headword etymology: Latin dialogus from Greek dialogos ↗
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STEP 02borrowingestablished
Latindialogus→Anglo-French · Anglo-French perioddialogueconversation or a work in conversational form
SOUND
Anglo-French dialogue continues Latin dialogus through Romance transmission.
MEANING
Conversation and the literary dialogue remain linked.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 434 ↗
Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Anglo-French from Latin dialogus ↗Dialogue — Origin and history · Headword etymology: Old French and Latin ↗
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STEP 04historical continuationestablished
Middle Englishdialoge→Present-Day English · 13th century–todaydialogueconversation, represented speech, or exchange of ideas
SOUND
Middle English dialoge develops the modern -ue spelling and later English pronunciation.
MEANING
The literary conversation sense broadens to ordinary exchange, dramatic speech, and institutional discussion.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 432 ↗
Dialogue — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History and First Known Use ↗Dialogue — Origin and history · Headword chronology and semantic development ↗

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