| 1 | English | rhetoric | Synonym of rhetorical; The art of using language,... |
| 2 | German | Rhetorik | rhetoric |
| 3 | Middle High German | rhetorica | — |
| 4 | Latin | rhētorica | — |
| 5 | Latin | rhētoricus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥητορικός | concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥήτωρ | orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |