Where does “retoriker” come from?
retoriker (Danish) comes from Danish retorik, from Latin rhētorica, from Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti — to speak, say.
retoriker (Danish): rhetorician
Definitions
- rhetorician
Ancestry of “retoriker”, step by step
retoriker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish retorik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | retorik | rhetoric |
| 2 | Latin | rhētorica | rhetoric |
| 3 | Latin | rhētoricus | rhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoritician |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥητορικός | concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥήτωρ | orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |