Etymology of the English word rhetoric
the English word
rhetoricderived from the Latin word
rhetoricderived from the Greek word
rhetorike, ῥητορική
derived from the Greek word
rhetor, ῥήτωρ (a speaker; a forensic advocate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Old French word
rethoriquederived from the Greek word
rhetorike, ῥητορική
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 rhetoric in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
retorica, French
rhétorique, German
Rhetorik, Italian
rettorica, Norwegian
retorikk, Spanish
retorica, Swedish
retorikUsage
Word found in Modern English
