Where does “retorycznie” come from?
retorycznie (Polish) comes from Polish retoryczny, from Polish retoryka, from Latin rhētorica, from Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō — to speak, say.
retorycznie (Polish): rhetorically; in a rhetorical manner
Definitions
- rhetorically; in a rhetorical manner
Ancestry of “retorycznie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | retoryczny | rhetoric; rhetorical |
| 2 | Polish | retoryka | rhetoric |
| 3 | Latin | rhētorica | rhetoric |
| 4 | Latin | rhētoricus | rhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoritician |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥητορικός | concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥήτωρ | orator, public speaker; politician, statesman;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |