noun, masculine/djaˈleɡto/plural: dialectos
dialect; Native American language
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι (dialégomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́λεκτος (dĭắlektos)bor. Latin dialectoslbor. Spanish dialecto Learned borrowing from Latin dialectos.