Where does “rhetoricalness” come from?
rhetoricalness (English) comes from English rhetorical, from Latin rhetoricus, 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.
rhetoricalness (English): The quality of being rhetorical
Definitions
- The quality of being rhetorical
Ancestry of “rhetoricalness”, step by step
rhetoricalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rhetorical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhetorical | Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of... |
| 2 | Latin | rhetoricus | rhetorical, or or pertaining to rhetoric or a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥητορικός | concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥήτωρ | orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |