dialectless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

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.

Middle French dialectebor.

English dialect

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

English -less

English dialectless

From dialect + -less.

Adjective

dialectless (not comparable)

1. Without a dialect; speaking the neutral form of a language.
2. Without dialects; not divided into separate dialects.