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Where does “հռետոր” come from?

հռետոր (Old Armenian) comes 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.

հռետոր (Old Armenian): rhetor, rhetorician, orator

Definitions

  1. rhetor, rhetorician, orator

Ancestry of “հռետոր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥήτωρorator, public speaker; politician, statesman;...
2Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
3Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “հռետոր”

  • հռետոր
  • հռետորաբանություն
  • հռետորաբան
  • հռետորաբան
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