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