Eroteme
/ˈɛr.ə.tiːm/noun
A rhetorical question, especially one asked for effect rather than to get an answer.
Did you know?Eroteme comes from Greek rhetoric, where a question could function like a verbal ritual: not to receive truth, but to *move* an audience.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
erōtēma (ἐρώτημα)
“a question; an inquiry”
Late Latin
Latin
erotema
“a question”
Middle French
French
eroteme
“a rhetorical question”
16th Century
English
eroteme
“a rhetorical question or interrogative figure”
Modern English
English
eroteme
“a rhetorical question”