Where does “Rhetorik” come from?
Rhetorik (German) comes from Middle High German rhetorica, 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.
Rhetorik (German): rhetoric
Ancestry of “Rhetorik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rhetorica | — |
| 2 | Latin | rhētorica | — |
| 3 | Latin | rhētoricus | — |
| 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 |