Where does “retorisk” come from?

retorisk (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός, 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.

retorisk (Danish): rhetorical

Definitions

  1. rhetorical

Ancestry of “retorisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥητορικόςconcerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical
2Ancient Greekῥήτωρorator, public speaker; politician, statesman;...
3Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
4Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō