Etymology of the English word dialogue
the English word
dialoguederived from the Old French word
dialoguederived from the Latin word
dialogus (discussion, philosophical conversation; dispute)
derived from the Greek word
dialogos, διάλογος
derived from the Greek word
dialegesthaiderived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Dialectal Italian word
gomaiderived from the Greek word
dialegeinderived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Old French word
dialogederived from the Latin word
dialogus (discussion, philosophical conversation; dispute)
derived from the Greek word
dialogos, διάλογος
derived from the Greek word
dialegesthaiderived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Dialectal Italian word
gomaiderived from the Greek word
dialegeinderived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of dialogue in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
dialoog, French
dialogue, German
Dialog, Italian
dialogo, Latin
dialogus, Lithuanian
dialogas, Norwegian
dialog, Polish
dialog, Russian
диaлoг, Swedish
dialogUsage
Word found in Modern English
