Etymology of the English word dialectic
the English word dialectic
derived from the Latin word dialectica (dialectics, logic; art of logic)
derived from the Greek word dialektike, διαλεκτική
derived from the Greek word dialektikos, διαλεκτικός
derived from the Greek word dialektos, διάλεκτος (a (mode of) discourse; 'dialect')
derived from the Dialectal Italian word gomai
derived from the Greek word dialegesthai