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“Di” as a prefix is normally adequate when referring to two (dimension, dilemma, dichotomy, etc) and yet it acquires an “a” in “dialogue”. Possibly a similar wo
by d1sxeyes 3y ago
“Di” as a prefix is normally adequate when referring to two (dimension, dilemma, dichotomy, etc) and yet it acquires an “a” in “dialogue”. Possibly a similar word constructed from the “tri” prefix should also have an “a” inserted.
- readyplayernull 3y agoBut "a"/"an" is also used to negate so it can't be placed at will. Could //di-a-logos// mean dividing (like in dissecting) something that ISN'T understood?
- aziaziazi 3y agoAnalogs systems aren’t about dividing, are they ?
- readyplayernull 3y ago"di" is the part that means "two" or "cut in two", while "a" is negation.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- epicalex 3y agoThe etymology of dialogue is from the Greek `dia` meaning `through` and `logos` meaning `words`. https://www.etymonline.com/word/dialogue https://www.etymonline.com/word/dialogue explains the common confusion with di-
- d1sxeyes 3y agoThank you! TIL.