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Where does “ῥητορῐκός” come from?

ῥητορῐκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ῥητορῐκός (Ancient Greek): concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical

Definitions

  1. concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical

Ancestry of “ῥητορῐκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥήτωρorator, public speaker; politician, statesman;...
2Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
3Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “ῥητορῐκός”

  • rhetoric
  • rhetorical
  • rhetorically
  • rhetorician
  • rhetoricity
  • unrhetorical
  • nonrhetorical
  • antirhetorical
  • unrhetorically
  • rhetoricalness
  • rhetorica
  • rhetoricus
  • retórico
  • retórica
  • retorico
  • retoricità
  • rhétorique
  • retórico
  • retórica
  • antirretórico
  • retorica
  • retoriek
  • ῥητορικὴ τέχνη
  • ῥητορική
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