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Where does “ῥῆμα” come from?

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

ῥῆμα (Ancient Greek): word, saying, statement; topic, subject matter;...

Definitions

  1. word, saying, statement; topic, subject matter;...

Ancestry of “ῥῆμα”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ῥῆμα”

  • parrhesia
  • rheme
  • rhematic
  • epirrhema
  • epirrema
  • επίρρημα
  • ρήμα
  • ῥηματικός
  • παρρησία
  • ἐπίρρημα
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