Where does “rema” come from?

rema (Portuguese) comes from Latin rhema, from Ancient Greek ῥῆμα, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

rema (Portuguese): rheme part of a sentence that provides new information

Definitions

  1. rheme part of a sentence that provides new information

Ancestry of “rema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrhema
2Ancient Greekῥῆμαword, saying, statement; topic, subject matter;...
3Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
4Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō
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