'dialogue-focused' originates from the combination of 'dialogue' and 'focused', where 'dialogue' comes from Greek 'dialogos', meaning 'conversation', and 'focused' from Latin 'focus', meaning 'hearth' or 'center'.

'dialogos' transformed into the Latin 'dialogus', and eventually became the modern English word 'dialogue'. 'Focus' retained its form from Latin to modern English.

Initially, 'dialogue' meant 'conversation between two or more people', and 'focused' meant 'concentrated'. Together, they evolved to mean 'emphasizing conversation'.