Etymology of the English word rhetor
the English word
rhetorderived from the Latin word
rhetor (teacher of public speaking, rhetorician)
derived from the Greek word
rhetor, ῥήτωρ (a speaker; a forensic advocate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of rhetor in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
