ethnolect

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁-
Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa
Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Ancient Greek -νος (-nos)
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Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der.
English ethno-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *-s
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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 dialectbf.
English -lect
English ethnolect

    From ethno- + -lect.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛθnəlɛkt/

    Noun

    ethnolect (plural ethnolects)

    1. A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
      AAVE is an ethnolect of African Americans.

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