Where does “ρήμα” come from?
ρήμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥῆμα, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
ρήμα (Greek): verb
Ancestry of “ρήμα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆμα | word, saying, statement; topic, subject matter;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |