retórica
Portuguese
/ʁe.ˈtɔ.ɾi.ka/, /he.ˈtɔ.ɾi.ka/
noun
Definitions
- rhetoric art of using language for persuasion
- rhetoric meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress
Etymology
Derived from Latin rhētorica (rhetoric) derived from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (concerning public speech).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ῥητορικός
Gloss
concerning public speech
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rhetorica Latin
- rhetoricus Latin
- rhētorica Latin
- rhētoricus Latin
- retorica Dutch, Flemish
- retoriek Dutch, Flemish
- retórica Spanish, Castilian
- ῥήτωρ Ancient Greek
- ῥητορική Ancient Greek
- ῥητορικός Ancient Greek
- *werh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- rhetorique Old French
- retòrica Catalan, Valencian
- retorike Middle Dutch
- retoric Middle Irish