Where does “rhetorica” come from?
rhetorica (Middle High German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Ancestry of “rhetorica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rhētorica | — |
| 2 | Latin | rhētoricus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥητορικός | concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥήτωρ | orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
Words derived from “rhetorica”