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Germanic or Romance etymology #2: To say
For each synonym of to say, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
Source: https://www.etymonline.com/
Explanations do not include PIE roots
Hint: Neither is barely used: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart_2D.svg
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Last updated: June 22, 2019
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| First submitted | June 22, 2019 |
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1.
To say
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: sagjanan>Old English: secgan
2.
To speak
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: sprekanan>Old English: specan
3.
To talk
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: talō>Old English: talu>Middle English: tale>c. 1200 English: talken
4.
To communicate
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: communicatus
5.
To voice
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: vocem>Old French: voiz
6.
To tell
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: taljan>Old English: tellan
7.
To verbalize
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
16c. French: verbaliser
8.
To chat
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
early 13c. English: chateren
9.
To whisper
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: hwis- >Old English: hwisprian
10.
To narrate
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: narratus
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