Where does “rhetoricity” come from?
rhetoricity (English) comes from English rhetoric, from German Rhetorik, from Middle High German rhetorica, from Latin rhētorica, from Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ, from Ancient Greek εἴρω — to speak, say.
rhetoricity (English): Quality or degree of being rhetorical
Definitions
- Quality or degree of being rhetorical
Ancestry of “rhetoricity”, step by step
rhetoricity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rhetoric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhetoric | Synonym of rhetorical; The art of using language,... |
| 2 | German | Rhetorik | rhetoric |
| 3 | Middle High German | rhetorica | — |
| 4 | Latin | rhētorica | rhetoric |
| 5 | Latin | rhētoricus | rhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoritician |
| 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 |