Roots/*werh₃-₂werh₃-₂“to speak, say”Widely acceptedspeechcommunicationSource of Greek rhētor, English word, verb, rhetoricRoot for speaking, yielding English word, Latin verbum and Greek rhētor, English rhetoric.Related Rootsbʰeh₂-“to speak, to say, to tell”bʰeh₁-mn̥“utterance, speech”bʰeh₁-mn̥-₂“a speaking, a statement”bʰeh₂-sko-“to speak, to utter sounds”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bhewdh-“to be aware, to make aware”deh₃-s-“to give as instruction, to teach”del-“to count, recount, tell”related entrySee also: werh3-2 related