ῥητορικός

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • concerning public speaking or oration, rhetorical

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (public speaker) root from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (speak, say, tell).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werh₁-

Gloss

speak, say, tell

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

Emoji
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