Etymology of the Latin word dialectus
the Latin word
dialectus (dialect; form of speech)
derived from the Greek word
dialektos, διάλεκτος (a (mode of) discourse; 'dialect')
derived from the Dialectal Italian word
gomaiderived 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)
Derivations in other languages
English
dialect, Portuguese
dialetoCognates
Dutch
dialect, English
dialect, French
dialecte, German
Dialekt, Lithuanian
dialektas, Norwegian
dialekt, Polish
dialekt, Russian
диaлeкт, Swedish
dialekt, Yiddish
dialekt
