Where does “հռետորաբան” come from?
հռետորաբան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հռետոր, 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.
հռետորաբան (Old Armenian): eloquent; rhetorician
Definitions
- eloquent; rhetorician
Ancestry of “հռետորաբան”, step by step
հռետորաբան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian հռետոր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | հռետոր | rhetor, rhetorician, orator |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥήτωρ | orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Old Armenian բան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |