Where does “ῥῆσις” come from?
ῥῆσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
ῥῆσις (Ancient Greek): utterance, speech
Ancestry of “ῥῆσις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
Words derived from “ῥῆσις”