Where does “rhētorica” come from?

rhētorica (Latin) comes from Latin rhētoricus, 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.

rhētorica (Latin): rhetoric

Definitions

rhetoric

Ancestry of “rhētorica”, step by step

rhētorica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rhētoricus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	rhētoricus	rhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoritician
2	Ancient Greek	ῥητορικός	concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical
3	Ancient Greek	ῥήτωρ	orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;...
4	Ancient Greek	εἴρω	I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
5	Proto-Hellenic	wéřřō	to say, to tell
6	Proto-Indo-European	wéryeti	to be saying
7	Proto-Indo-European	werh₁-	to speak, say

via Ancient Greek ῥητορική

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ῥητορική	rhetoric

via Ancient Greek ῥητορικὴ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ῥητορικὴ	rhetoric

Words derived from “rhētorica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō →